| Level: | 19 (6000/12000/12000) |
| Entries: | 12/118 |
| Prizes: | $56,050 |
| Local Time: | 2:45 AM |
Day 1a was a bit of a marathon, playing well into Level 19 before they got down to the final 10% of the field. That included 12 hands of hand-for-hand play during Level 19, with the game finally finishing a bit after 2:30 AM.
Edmonton’s Matthew Ouellette bagged the biggest stack from the opening flight, which drew 118 entries for prizes of $56k. He stacked up 881k at the end of the night, more than 250k more than second-place, Graham Lupton, with 620k. They are the only players above half a million, but Weston Pring came close with 587k for 3rd.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Matthew Ouellette | 881,000 |
| Graham Lupton | 620,000 |
| Weston Pring | 487,000 |
| Jordan Banfield | 326,000 |
| Darcy Spilcher | 290,000 |
| James Cruickshank | 174,000 |
| Michael Kiseyinewakup | 160,000 |
| David Ballantine | 152,000 |
| Chad Hallett | 139,000 |
| Kyle Cook | 129,000 |
| Martin Stapley | 118,000 |
| Heidi Zeki | 66,000 |
