Day 1a Attracts 795 Players

According to the official records, 795 players entered Day 1a of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Day 1a is traditionally the smallest of starting days. Not only do many players prefer to not have two full days off before restarting, there are also several other tournaments still going on today and tomorrow.

With 795 players, this is the biggest Day 1a in recent years.

	Day 1a	Day 1b	Day 1c	Day 1d	Total	Prize Pool
2008	1,297	1,158	1,928	2,461	6,844	$64,333,600
2009	1,116	873	1,696	2,809	6,494	$61,043,600
2010	1,125	1,489	2,314	2,391	7,319	$68,798,600
2011	897	985	2,181	2,802	6,865	$64,531,000
2012	1,066	2,114	3,418	-	6,598	$62,021,200
2013	943	1,942	3,467	-	6,352	$59,708,800
2014	771	2,144	3,768	-	6,683	$62,820,200
2015	741	1,716	3,963	-	6,420	$60,348,000
2016	764	1,733	4,240	-	6,737	$63,327,800
2017	795			-