Mascagni Leads After First Flight
Play has officially ended for the first flight of the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Chester. Leading the way after nine levels of play is Cory Mascagni with a stack of 123,000. Right on Mascagni's heels is Tuan Phan who finished play today with 121,800. Rounding out the top three is Rachel Kranz who bagged up 94,000.
We saw several notables enter play today only to hit the rail before the ninth level came to an end. Among the notables who did not make it through are Ari Engel, Amanda Musumeci, Dennis Phillips, Jamie Kerstetter, Kenny Milam and 2012 WSOP Circuit Harrah's St. Louis Main Event champion Tripp Kirk.
While some notables hit the rail, others survived and thrived. Among those still alive are Kyle Cartwright (89,600), Bryan Devonshire (49,000), Todd Terry (43,100), Everett Carlton (30,000) and Andy Frankenberger (26,000).
Play will resume for the surviving 86 players tomorrow at 1pm. The second flight of day 1 play will begin at 7pm tonight. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the latest updates. Until then, we eat!