Sunday, November 26, 2017 12:53 AM Local Time
TJ Shulman Leads 119 Remaining Players into Day 2
A total of 2,397 entries were tallied during this event's four starting flights, and 119 players advanced to Day 2.
Day 1A: 202 entries (11 advanced)
Day 1B: 447 entries (22 advanced)
Day 1C: 592 entries (28 advanced)
Day 1D: 1,156 entries (58 advanced)
Richard Langdon bagged up 750,000 chips on Day 1B, a number that seemed nearly impossible to match. TJ Shulman did, though. The Florida grinder ended Day 1D with 1,350,000 chips, an astonishing number from a starting stack of 10,000. Shulman (pictured) is already a ring winner on the WSOP Circuit, and he's put himself in a good spot to add another to his collection.
The field in chase won't make things easy for him, though. The remaining group is littered with fellow ring winners and other standouts, including seven-time winner Cory Waaland (193,000) and two-timers Brandon Newsome (255,000) and Kevin Sherrill (187,000).
Other ring winners who advanced include Hamid Izadi (357,000), Jordan Meltzer (250,000), Blake Battaglia (237,000), Sean Small (227,000), David Gunas (222,000), Ryan Jones (210,000), and Warren Sheaves (95,000).
Day 2 chip counts | Day 2 seat draw
With the new multi-flight format, 127 players have already been paid out, and the prize pool has been recalculated for the Day 2 crowd. They're playing for the remaining $626,433 that's still left over, and they're all guaranteed a piece of it. The winner will collect the gold ring for Event #1 and the top payout of $102,398.
Day 2 begins at 12 p.m.