Kristen Bicknell, Ryan Riess and Ari Engel Among the Early Risers
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The first of four live starting flights has begun and some big names are already in the field looking for their shot at a piece of the guaranteed $2 million prize pool.
Partypoker's own Team Pro Kristen Bicknell has started the day with 1.4 million after running up a stack in a Phase online. Joining her is 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Ryan Riess with a starting stack of 1 million, along with Ari Engel, Chance Kornuth and Christian Soto.
Here's a look at some of the other early risers:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason James | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |
Khaly Dang | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Kristen Bicknell | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
Christian Soto | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Chance Kornuth
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Ryan Riess
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Peter Chien | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Carter Swidler | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Ari Engel
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Buddy Villaluz | 600,000 | 600,000 |