An action-packed Day 1b was underway as the final opportunity for players to find a bag into Day 2. The day saw 193 entrants to bring the total entries to 293. This created a prize pool of $275,567 with $58,857 heading to the eventual winner. Day 1b saw the runaway chip leader in Gordon Wong as he bagged 867,000.
Gordon Wong Dominates the Day 1b Field; Alemu Makonen Finds a Big Stack
Gordon was the clear winner of both days of play having bagged the largest stack with 867,000. He far exceeds the nearest player, that being Brett Worton from Day 1a with 550,000. Van Le rounds out the podium with 473,000 in his stack. Wong gained an early chip lead with just over 250,000 at the dinner break. He remained near the chip lead continuing to add to his stack.
With 32 left, he held nearly double the next closest player with over 600,000 in play. By the final break, Wong held 841,000, over double that of the next closest, Van Le. From there, he continued his success to bag the overwhelming chip lead. Below are all bagged stacks from Day 1b.
Day 1b All Chip Stacks
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Gordon Wong | 867,000 |
| Van Le | 472,000 |
| Yulin Wu | 433,000 |
| Alemu Makonen | 376,000 |
| Tom T | 363,000 |
| Kyle Stronski | 304,000 |
| Nick Milkovich | 300,000 |
| Iona Bliss | 247,000 |
| Curtis Singleton | 246,000 |
| Ambrose Ng | 242,000 |
| Darrell Moore | 211,000 |
| Resul Dauti | 193,000 |
| Tyler St Clair | 192,000 |
| Cody McKay | 181,000 |
| Ron Lauzon | 165,000 |
| Andy Truong | 160,000 |
| Ryan Smith | 157,000 |
| Aaron Quon | 157,000 |
| Eric Wasylenko | 116,000 |
| Mike Malm | 101,000 |
| Nadav Bitton | 95,000 |
| Shane Chief | 76,000 |
| Cameron Stewart | 74,000 |
| Paul Brar (Cal) | 27,000 |
Day 2 concludes the Main Event on Sunday, as a winner will be crowned. Also on the docket is Event #15: $340 Last Chance NLH. Action is bound to fly as the final trophies of the week will be awarded to the eventual champions of both events. Follow the exclusive live action at here on poker.pro.
Team Daryl Roberts/Bradley Stevens Takes Home the Tag Team Trophy
Four teams battled to the money. Once they were heads up Team Gaetano Buda and Team Daryl Roberts/Bradley Stevens chopped taking home $2,738 each. Team Daryl Roberts/Bradley Stevens went on to win the trophy in heads up play.
| Place | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daryl Roberts/Bradley Stevens | $2,738 |
| 2 | Gaetano Buda | $2,738 |
| 3 | Shabab Khan | $1,370 |
| 4 | Kenneth Vareda | $755 |
