button in SafariCesar Garcia Leads a Host of Stars in the $50K PLO Mystery Bounty
Day 1 of the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty drew in a 47-strong crowd, but only 12 of those players who started the day with high hopes had chips requiring bagging at the close of play. Spain's Cesar Garcia is the name at the top of the overnight chip counts.
Garcia was one of four players to finish Day 1 with at least one million chips. The Spaniard's 1,310,000 stack, the equivalent of 66 big blinds, will be the largest in the room when play resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time on May 27. The Canary Islands native comes into this tournament in solid form, having won a $50,000 PLO event in North Cyprus for a career-best $1,200,000.
Ben Tollerene (1,220,000), Joao Simao (1,155,000), and Stephen Chidwick (1,075,000) are the other chip millionaires going into Day 2 of this event.
Others to look out for include Matthias Eibinger (945,000), Punnat Punsri (870,000), and Triton legend Jason Koon (350,000).
$50K PLO Mystery Bounty End of Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 1,310,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 1,220,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,155,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,075,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 945,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Ding Biao | China | 870,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 870,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Richard Gryko | United Kingdom | 620,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 470,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Jason Koon | United States | 350,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 345,000 | 17 |
| 12 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 175,000 | 9 |