Brandon Wilson Holds Strong Lead After Bubble Bursts in Event #5: $25,000 8-Handed
From a field of 131, just 17 players remain in Event #5: $25,000 NLHE 8-Handed at the Triton Jeju SHRS.
Leading the final three tables is Brandon Wilson, with clear water between him and Lei Yu in second place.
Wilson was responsible for bursting the money bubble to bring Day 1 to a close, sending Hannes Jeschka to the rail and locking up $38,000 for himself and the remaining players.
At that point, Seth Davies had held the chip lead over Wilson, but he slipped back to sit fourth in chips by the end of the day.
Event #5: $25,000 NLHE 8-Handed Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Wilson | 3,580,000 | 72 |
| 2 | Lei Yu | 2,595,000 | 52 |
| 3 | Vladas Tamasauskas | 2,355,000 | 47 |
| 4 | Seth Davies | 2,335,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Manuel Fritz | 2,020,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Artur Martirosian | 1,920,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Mingcong Chen | 1,750,000 | 35 |
| 8 | Alex Boika | 1,605,000 | 32 |
| 9 | Philip Sternheimer | 1,600,000 | 32 |
| 10 | Wai Kiat Lee | 1,120,000 | 22 |
| 11 | Nevan Chang | 1,075,000 | 22 |
| 12 | Michael Watson | 1,060,000 | 21 |
| 13 | Yoko Sasaki | 980,000 | 20 |
| 14 | Reda Achnit | 760,000 | 15 |
| 15 | Matthias Eibinger | 720,000 | 14 |
| 16 | Jesse Lonis | 440,000 | 9 |
| 17 | Yang Wang | 290,000 | 6 |
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $761,000 |
| 2 | $516,000 |
| 3 | $343,000 |
| 4 | $282,000 |
| 5 | $226,000 |
| 6 | $175,000 |
| 7 | $130,000 |
| 8 | $95,000 |
| 9 | $76,000 |
| 10-22 | $64,000 |
| 12-13 | $56,000 |
| 14-15 | $51,000 |
| 16-17 | $46,000 |
| 17 | $46,000 |