Play has entered the 14th and final level of the night. The field currently sits at 29 and will play down until two more players get eliminated. At that point, the remaining players will bag up their chips with a seat locked up on Sunday for Day 2.
The clock has been paused here on Day 1c as the field has been narrowed down to 27, 12% of the total field size. Full counts and a recap of the day's events will be posted soon.
Day 1c of Event #1 at the 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge has come to an end with 27 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. The third of four qualifying flights kicked off at 10 AM this morning and by the time registration came to an end, a total of 219 entries had accumulated.
Bagging best on Day 1c was American Andy Miller with 280,600. Miller won races when he needed including a big spike in his count late in the day when his pocket nines held against an opponent's ace-queen. Also sitting at the top of the counts are Ben Bracken (263,200), Mike Curtiss (263,100), Jack Kerr (196,600), and Chris Damick (153,500)
A total of 569 entries have accumulated thus far, already smashing the $50,000 guarantee. The prize pool currently sits at $91,849.
Players will have one more shot to secure a seat for Day 2. This evening at 6:00 PM, Day 1d will get underway with late registration and unlimited re-entry available until the end of Level 8.