Cards Soon To Fly For Day 1b
Welcome back to our coverage of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event here at the River Rock Casino in Vancouver, BC. Yesterday saw the first flight of players take to the tables to battle for a spot among those to progress onto Day 2. A total of 294 entrants showed up for Day 1a and by the end of the day only 59 remained. Leading the way was Norman Overdijk with a stack of 242,000. John Cracic was close behind on his heels with 231,000 and Sean Hwang rounded out the top three with 207,000.
As this is a re-entry event, players who were eliminated from play yesterday have the option to buy back in today and give it another go. Of course, if this does not work out for them, they have one last shot to progress onto Day 2 by playing the Day 1c flight tomorrow.
Yesterday's play saw a solid amount of notable faces take to the felt only to have their hopes dashed by the end of the day. Huy Nguyen, Scott Clements, Matt Affleck, Doug Lee, Kevin MacPhee, Adam Levy, and Amit Makhija are some of the folks who were eliminated in the first flight. We expect to see most of, if not all of those names back at the tables today.
Players that register for today's flight will play 15 40-minute levels accompanied by a 45-minute dinner break before bagging and tagging for the end of the night. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you the latest bad beats, big hands, and bust outs!
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Overdijk | 242,000 |
| 2 | John Cracic | 231,700 |
| 3 | Sean Hwang | 207,700 |
| 4 | Cary Marshall | 204,000 |
| 5 | Tyler Patterson | 187,400 |
| 6 | Richards Jung | 185,700 |
| 7 | Yan Ho Lee | 177,800 |
| 8 | Clark Hofiyagami | 176,000 |
| 9 | Noah Vaillancourt | 172,100 |
| 10 | Alex Cordero | 171,200 |