End of Day 1a
Day 1a of Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em saw 2,340 players spread throughout both the Pavilion and Amazon Rooms. Among those who entered with the hopes of winning a gold bracelet were Tom Dwan, Chris Ferguson, Matt Hawrilenko, Berry Johnston, Faraz Jaka, Dennis Phillips and Dwyte Pilgrim. Unfortunately for them, they were unable to make it through the day.
On the other hand, a number of pros did survive and will be part of the approximately 350 players who will return for Day 2 on Saturday. Among them are Liv Boeree, Tony Dunst, Nikolay Evdakov, Shannon Shorr, Kara Scott, and Thierry Van Den Berg. Also in contention are the big stacks in the room including Eelke Arjaans, Ron Schutsky, Alan Keating, Sean Prendiville, and Tommaso Breotti.
Tomorrow a whole new field of players will take their seats at noon local time to compete for the last $1,000 gold bracelet of the series. We will also learn the total number of entries into the tournament and the subsequent prizepool. Join us then as PokerNews brings you all the latest hand updates, chip counts and action from Day 1b.