Day 1a Wraps with Ron McMillen Leading
Day 1a of the WSOPC Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event saw 224 players taking to the felt. After nine levels of play the remaining 128 players bagged and tagged their chips to return for Day 2. In the end it was Ron McMillen leading the field with 143,400.
Close behind McMillen is Matt Keikoan with 120,000 and notables Sam Barnhart (80,400), JC Tran (26,400) and Gary DeBernardi (43,000) also remain in the field.
Notables that did not survive the day include: Mark "Pegasus" Smith, "The Captain" Tom Franklin, Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon, Joe Mongkol-ua-aree and Robert Castoire.
The surviving players will return alongside the Day 1b players for Day 2 at noon on Sunday. The Day 1b field will get underway at 7 p.m. PST. Be sure to follow all the WSOPC action live on Pokernews.com