button in SafariThai Hits Quads for a Big Stack; Four-Time WSOP Bracelet winner Gathy Finds a Bag
Chengyang Huang looks to be the chip leader as things stand after bagging 745,000, though all counts remain unofficial for now. Full verified chip counts will be available in the morning.
Among those advancing is four-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael Gathy, who safely found a bag and remains one of the standout names still in contention heading into Day 2.
Jackie Thai finds himself among the big stack after a three-way all-in that saw him make quads jacks
Thai had his chips in the middle with J♥J♠ and was up against A♠K♠ and 7♥7♠.
A J♦6♦4♥ flop saw Thai make a set of jacks but the 10♠ turn, brought in a sweat for the Big Slick, picking up outs to Broadway. However, the final jack in the deck came on the J♣ river to seal the checkmark for Thai.
Day 1B Assorted Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Chengyang Huang | 745,000 |
| Jackie Thai | 687,000 |
| Adam Kharman | 619,000 |
| Vlad Bovbu | 543,000 |
| Dean Schneider | 530,000 |
| Jesse Maxwell | 500,000 |
| Tung Nguyen | 490,000 |
| Diego Ponce | 435,000 |
| Joseph Kim | 412,000 |
| Matthew D'Apollonio | 387,000 |
| Adrian Indovino | 356,000 |
| Vajra Castles | 311,000 |
| Michael Pinzone | 260,000 |
| Lincoln Lin | 253,000 |
| Johan Lees | 240,000 |
| Keith Danker Goss | 239,000 |
| Ryan Hong | 225,000 |
| Michel Bovskila | 219,000 |
| Dave Garcia | 214,000 |
| Maduka Perera | 207,000 |
| Timothy English | 189,000 |
| Thibaut Klinghammer | 184,000 |
| Michael Gathy | 148,000 |
| Christopher Krikelis | 146,000 |
| Michael Sleiman | 140,000 |
| Shengfeng Ma | 139,000 |
| James Rubinskas Jr | 114,000 |
| Leon Goldbaum | 109,000 |
| Nick Caruso | 106,000 |
| Wenjie Sun | 90,000 |
| David Tam | 57,000 |