button in SafariAlec Torelli Has Top 10 Chip Stack in Mid-Stakes Championship
The last Day 1 flight of Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship has ended with Robert Mcadam (488,000) leading the 520 survivors.
These survivors are all that remain from the 1,634 entries on Day 1c.
Along with the previous Day 1 flights, this brings the key figures for the event up to 3,083 total entries, $8,231,610 in the prize pool, and 923 players remaining in the field.
Behind Mcadam are two other Brits, Ryan Plant (383,000) and Rohit Mariwalla (382,000) in second and third.
Alec Torelli also just made the top ten with a stack of 318,500.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Mcadam | United Kingdom | 488,000 | 195 |
| 2 | Ryan Plant | United Kingdom | 383,000 | 153 |
| 3 | Rohit Mariwalla | United Kingdom | 382,000 | 153 |
| 4 | Francis Alegado | United States | 373,500 | 149 |
| 5 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 363,000 | 145 |
| 6 | Joseph Robertson | United States | 347,000 | 139 |
| 7 | Elliot Smith | Canada | 345,500 | 138 |
| 8 | Stephen Winters | United States | 336,500 | 135 |
| 9 | Michael Stein | United States | 330,000 | 132 |
| 10 | Alec Torelli | United States | 318,500 | 127 |
Further down, the chip counts are big names like poker author Michael Acevedo (307,000), Lou Garza (274,000), Ryan Laplante (250,000), Vivian Saliba (204,500), Ryan Leng (166,500), Damian Salas (147,500), Shannon Shorr (146,500), and Kenny Hallaert (40,000),
Day 2 begins at midday on July 11 with blinds at 1,000/2,500 with a 2,500 ante.
Late registration is available until the end of the first level of Day 2 at which point the entry numbers and prize pool will be finalized.