| Level: | 15 (2500/5000/5000) |
| Entries: | 18/149 |
| Prizes: | $140,135 |
There were supposed to be 19 bags at the end of Day 1a, but a double knockout on one table with a bust on another at the end of the night means that only 18 players survived the opening flight to the Main Event. Atop the list is Matthew Ouellette with 737k, almost 100k more than Cameron Stewart in second.
Stewart bagged just under 650k, and it was almost another 150k down for 3rd stack DJ Sharma. He found an ace on the river late in the game to jump from just over 300k to 494k just before the bags came out. Ben Grenier, who was fourth in the 6-Max game earlier this week, and perennial deep runner and multi-time Seniors winner Brett Worton round out the top five counts from Day 1a.
Day 1a play finished just before the end of Level 15, and there was no hand-for-hand play as they dropped from 21 to 18 in a single hand.
Day 1a Stacks at End of Play
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Matthew Ouellette | 737,000 |
| Cameron Stewart | 649,500 |
| DJ Sharma | 494,000 |
| Ben Grenier | 486,000 |
| Brett Worton | 419,000 |
| Raul Cruz | 303,000 |
| Daniel Lefebvre | 256,000 |
| Todd Cochrane | 229,000 |
| Jeff Clarke | 148,500 |
| Brayden Brown | 146,000 |
| Varan Sidhu | 138,000 |
| Scott Munro | 118,000 |
| Kris Huntley | 107,000 |
| Chad Hallett | 104,500 |
| Colten Yamagishi | 77,500 |
| Aman Dhaliwal | 43,500 |
| Igor Gorelik | 25,500 |
| Rob Lothian | 23,000 |
