Alexandru Baron Leads After WPT World Online Championships Mini Main Event Day 1A
Just 50 players remain after Day 1A of the WPT World Online Championships Mini Main Event, and it's Canadian Alexandru Baron who sits in the lead.
He is well clear of Matej Kukula and Sami Kelopuro in second and third place, after 336 players jumped into the tournament on Day 1A.
There are three more starting flights for players to enter, in order to grab a slice of the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
WPT World Online Championships Mini Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandru Baron | Canada | 4,853,183 |
| 2 | Matej Kukula | Czech Republic | 3,738,104 |
| 3 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | 3,495,002 |
| 4 | Tauan Naves | Brazil | 2,776,361 |
| 5 | Faraz Jaka | Brazil | 2,631,951 |
| 6 | Pascal Hartmann | Austria | 2,601,269 |
| 7 | Viacheslav Zaslavskii | Russia | 2,589,302 |
| 8 | Christos Argyriadis | Netherlands | 3,541,675 |
| 9 | Sean Ragozzini | New Zealand | 2,430,607 |
| 10 | Viktor Zsemlye | Austria | 2,335,043 |
Second in chips Kelopuro is known as a high-stakes cash game player, once winning $1.3 million in just eight hours playing Pot-Limit Omaha on partypoker.
Other notables still in the tournament include Sam Greenwood, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Alexandros Kolonias, Simon Mattsson and Joao Vieira.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,853,183 | |
|
3,738,104 | |
|
3,541,675 | |
|
3,495,002 | |
|
2,776,361 | |
|
2,631,951 | 2,631,951 |
|
2,601,269 | |
|
2,589,302 | |
|
2,430,607 | |
|
2,335,043 | |
|
2,271,946 | |
|
2,211,035 | |
|
2,191,863 | |
|
|
1,964,301 | |
|
1,810,045 | |
|
1,737,984 | |
|
1,669,901 | |
|
1,623,695 | |
|
1,556,419 | |
|
|
1,459,755 | |
|
1,375,742 | |
|
1,102,311 | |
|
1,095,087 | |
|
1,014,797 | 1,014,797 |
|
954,059 | |
|
944,511 | |
|
928,669 | 928,669 |
|
851,456 | |
|
799,451 | |
|
794,045 | |
|
|
752,184 | |
|
649,207 | |
|
623,908 | |
|
|
531,755 | |
|
531,597 | |
|
522,604 | |
|
517,601 | |
|
499,014 | |
|
486,766 | |
|
456,647 | |
|
433,296 | |
|
373,825 | |
|
361,822 | |
|
351,346 | |
|
350,001 | 350,001 |
|
335,135 | |
|
292,367 | |
|
289,940 | |
|
279,656 | |
|
|
211,760 |