button in SafariDavid Kenniston Leads Day 1c Gladiator Survivors
Day 1c of Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker played 22 levels of action today, turning a field of 2,934 entries into just 103 survivors.
The nearly 3,000 Day 1c entries bring the total field size up to 7,235 entries and the prize pool up to $1,701,828.
Day 1c ended with David Kenniston in the chip lead, according to the WSOPLive App.
Kenniston bagged 3,155,000, which put him solidly ahead of Julian Menhardt in second with 2,790,000 and Manuel Luna with 2,155,000.
Event #88: $300 Gladiators of Poker Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Stack | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Kenniston | United States | 3,155,000 | 79 |
| 2 | Julian Menhardt | Austria | 2,790,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Manuel Luna | United States | 2,155,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Alexander Perez | United States | 2,025,000 | 51 |
| 5 | Johnny Oshana | United States | 2,006,500 | 50 |
| 6 | Michael Teifel | - | 1,775,000 | 44 |
| 7 | Sacha Bozou | France | 1,760,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Kenneth Baime | United States | 1,750,000 | 44 |
| 9 | Matthew Johnson | United States | 1,665,000 | 42 |
| 10 | Andrew Law | United Kingdom | 1,595,000 | 40 |
Jay Harwood, sponsored pro for Grosvenor Casinos in the United Kingdom, bagged 855,000; two-time bracelet winner Yenhan Chen bagged 635,000; and Benjamin Ector, who won a bracelet in 2023, bagged 465,000.
These three will join the other Day 1 survivors for Day 2 of the event on Sunday, July 12, at 11:00 a.m. local time. When Day 2 begins, blinds will be 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante.
However, before then, there is one more Day 1 flight to complete. Day 1d kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. The event will play for 22 levels.