Day 1c drew 577 players and along with the 401 from Day 1a and 418 from Day 1b, the total field is set at 1,396 players.
We don't have the prize pool information just yet, but we do know that 141 places will be paid. The 41 players who survived Day 1a, along with the 42 from Day 1b, will be joined by the 58 players who survive Day 1c.
Chris Moneymaker and two other players were looking down at a board of . Moneymaker and the player to his left checked and the third player fired a bet of 2,500. Moneymaker called and the remaining player folded his hand.
The two were heads up to the turn and Moneymaker took control of the hand by moving 5,000 into the center. His opponent called and the river paired the board with the .
Moneymaker tossed out 11,000 and his opponent let out a sigh and and flung in a call.
"Trips," said Moneymaker, showing . His opponent was visibly frustrated and slapped his cards into the muck. Moneymaker, however, scooped the pot and padded his stack to about 75,000.
Moneymaker had a disappointing finish in Day 1b and has truly showed up to play today.
Our own Sarah Grant caught up with Chris earlier in the day so be sure to check out that interview here:
We found Robert Salaburu and his opponent looking at a board that read . Salaburu moved 8,000 into the center of the table and after some pondering, his opponent announced that he was all in for 38,600 total.
Salaburu shrugged and called, tabling in the process. Unfortunately for Salaburu, his opponent showed for a set of eights and the best hand.
Losing this hand caused Salaburu to lose a substantial chunk of change and the man who was our first player over 100,000 today now is sitting on about 46,000.
Andrew Nguyen opened to 2,200 from early position and it folded all of the way around to the big blind who decided to call.
A monotone flop of was spread in front of the two and they both checked their option. The turn prompted no action as the two players checked once again. The fourth and biggest heart fell on the turn- the - and this time Nguyen's opponent bet 1,800. Nguyen tossed out a call and showed for a flush. His opponent mucked and Nguyen took down the pot.