Day 1a of the £500 Main Event attracted 44 entries, and 11 bagged their chips for Day 2. Below are the full chip counts from Day 1a.
| Position | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicki Jagger | 355,000 |
| 2 | Tom Horn | 353,000 |
| 3 | Sam Acheampong | 345,000 |
| 4 | Stephen Blow | 263,000 |
| 5 | Sam Manaul | 207,000 |
| 6 | Mekal Haley | 162,000 |
| 7 | Kel Tat Cha | 156,000 |
| 8 | Julian Mosourra | 122,000 |
| 9 | Colin Wilkes | 86,000 |
| 10 | Bradley Marwood | 83,000 |
| 11 | Eliot Catteson | 56,000 |
