Vakser Takes Day 1c Chip Lead in Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack
The seventeen levels that were on the schedule for Day 1c of Event #13: $400 Almighty Stack have come to an end with 283 players making it through to Day 2 on Friday, January 24. During the first twelve levels of the day, 1,140 entries were collected to get the tournament on the way to surpassing the whopping $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Claiming the Day 1c chip lead is Yefim Vakser with 1,587,000 in chips. Other players to have bagged above the 1,000,000-mark include Christine Kime (1,470,000), Nikolay Volper (1,304,000), Samuel Preis (1,050,000), Greg Fretz and Ci Zhou (1,034,000 each), and Pierre Deisler with 1,029,000.
The remaining players will combine with the survivors from Day 1a (174) and 1b (111), and whoever gets past the obstacles Day 1d brought them to play down to the final 18 players for Day 3 of this event. The prize pool details will be announced at the start of Day 2.
When the players return at noon local time, they will resume play with Level 18 which features a small blind of 6,000, big blind of 12,000, and a big blind ante of 12,000. Level duration will be increased to 45 minutes each with a break likely to take place after every three levels.
The full chip counts and seat draw for Day 2 will be posted before the start of play and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to bring you all the action from the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center here in Atlantic City.
and by the river, Varkonyi had improved to a full house. He felted his opponent and collected the pot.
for Givens to hit top pair but the 
on the turn gave Manolakos the set of jacks and Givens a gutshot to a straight.
to not change the outcome as Manolakos improved to a full house. Givens made his way to the reentry desk.
when Alex Rocha had bet 25,000 from the big blind. Jonathan Press raised to 55,000 from the late position for the player on the button to shove. Rocha was sitting in the tank and then made the call for the 61.000 or so he had behind. Press asked for a count of the player on the button and the dealer confirmed it was around 175,000. Press called so the cards could go on their backs.
for Press to hit the flush.
for things to not change and both Rocha and the player on the button were eliminated, for now, as the late registration and reentry period is still open.
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