| Level: | 17 95000/10000/10000) |
| Entries: | 12/95 |
| Prizes: | $89,348 |
| Local Time: | 1:15 AM |
They played two hands with the clock paused before they got down to 12 players, with Day 1 finishing with 12:32 remaining in Level 17. Michael St. Pierre-Porter bagged the big stack from Day 1a, with more than 600k in his bag.
He was the only player to get more than 600k, but Ben Veenstra and Dana Shore both have more than 500k. Veenstra was nearly felted near the beginning of Level 17, but found the bottom end of a seven-high straight to double and survive. A few minutes later, he was bagging the second stack.
Below is a look at all the 1a stacks, with the big blinds worked out based on Level 17 blinds, but bear in mind that if 1b finishes earlier than Level 17, the BB numbers below will change.
| Player | Chips | BB |
|---|---|---|
| Michael St. Puerre-Porter | 611,000 | 61.10 |
| Ben Veenstra | 578,000 | 57.80 |
| Dana Shore | 530,000 | 53.00 |
| Ali Khani | 371,000 | 37.10 |
| Garrett Chin | 361,000 | 36.10 |
| Anderson Frank-Graham | 309,000 | 30.90 |
| Quentin Siffledeen | 305,000 | 30.50 |
| Neil Anderson | 222,000 | 22.20 |
| Julius Roque | 166,000 | 16.60 |
| Aman Dhaliwal | 146,000 | 14.60 |
| Thurston Kesteris | 112,000 | 11.20 |
| Chad Hallett | 89,000 | 8.90 |
