Tuesday, November 28, 2017 12:57 AM Local Time
Day 1 Ends With 17 Players Left; Robert Hankins Near the Top
Level 21 concludes, and that's the end of Day 1 in this record-setting six-handed event. From the starting field of 607 entries, just 17 players remain.
Eight-time ring winner Robert Hankins (pictured) is among them, bagging up the second-largest stack. Hankins, better known as "Skinny" at the tables, showed up to the series a few days late and is already working on a deep run. He finished the night with 671,000 chips, good for more than 55 big blinds at the Day 2 starting level.
Here's the top of the overnight leaderboard:
1. Rick Drake - 890,000
2. Robert Hankins - 671,000
3. Cody Brinn - 589,000
4. James Malone - 477,000
5. Terry Vaughn - 465,000
Others still in contention include Renick Patterson (302,000), Sean Small (292,000), Mel Lyon (281,000), and Hank Sitton (168,000).
Click here for the full list of chip counts.
Everyone left is guaranteed to earn at least $2,165 on Tuesday. Blinds will be 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante when play resumes, so the average stack is just shy of 30 big blinds. They're all playing for the series' fourth gold ring and the top prize of $36,346.
Day 2 begins at 1 p.m.