Kropotov Leads Flight 1A of $8,000 Main Event
Registration for Flight 1A of the Main Event has closed, with an unofficial entry count of 268. Of those, 91 remain in action approaching the end of Level 12. They will play through Level 15 before bagging up for the night.
Aleksandr Kropotov, who only has two reported tournament cashes (both wins) on The Hendon Mob, is the chip leader with more than 3.1 million. His closest rival is Isaac Haxton, with about 2.1 million.
Haxton has more than $66 million in reported tournament earnings, including a win in the September 2025 Triton Jeju Super High Roller Series $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event for more than $2.7 million.