2008 World Series of Poker

Day 1 Official Chip Counts

2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider had an excellent first day, establishing a clear lead when the Day 1 chip counts were officially tallied. Schneider's total of 142,300 was well ahead of second-place Gus Hansen's119,500, with Frank Kassela at 106,800 the only other 100,000-plus stack.

With 89 of an original 192 starters remaining, here's how the overnight top ten appear:

Tom Schneider 142,300
Gus Hansen 119,500
Frank Kassela 106,800
Johnny Chan 97,800
Jeff Madsen 87,500
Tom Dwan 86,600
Greg Mueller 84,600
Michael DeMichele 77,400
Brandon Adams 75,000
Nikolay Evdakov 73,900

The leaderboard is stuffed with big names below the top ten as well, and in this event, Day 2 is moving day. Action resumes at 3pm with collisions set to occur. Check back here for the latest reports.

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