Day 1a of the £500 Main Event attracted 56 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 14 players who made it through to Day 2.
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
| 1 |  Muhammad Khalil | United Kingdom | 561,000 |
| 2 | Richard Trigg | United Kingdom | 538,000 |
| 3 | Ronnie Marland | United Kingdom | 369,000 |
| 4 | Scott Meredith | United Kingdom | 318,000 |
| 5 | Mark Bennett | United Kingdom | 249,000 |
| 6 | Dale Hancock | United Kingdom | 169,000 |
| 7 | Ka Pun | United Kingdom | 107,000 |
| 8 | Jack Buckley | United Kingdom | 92,000 |
| 9 | Thomas Sanderson | United Kingdom | 92,000 |
| 10 | Ashley Brown | United Kingdom | 81,000 |
| 11 | Natalia Breviglieri | United Kingdom | 76,000 |
| 12 | Christopher Whitaker | United Kingdom | 55,000 |
| 13 | Lauren King | United Kingdom | 53,000 |
| 14 |  Daniel Lubera | Poland | 39,000 |
