Upeshka De Silva Among Big Stacks to End Day 1b
Day 1b of Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Main Event looked much like Day 1a. Around 270 entries were logged — this time 279 — and around 85 of those made it through to Sunday's Day 2.
That means the prize pool will clock in close to $1.8 million, well past the $1 million guarantee, with a couple of hours of Day 2 registration will remaining.
As for how things shook out during Day 1b, one player emerged as a clear-cut chip leader: Allen Pock. Pock had north of 300,000 when the rest of the field was averaging around 100,000. He managed to push that even further and bagged 465,000, well clear of anyone in the Day 1a field and the likes of Erik Cajelais (347,000), who was among the deepest-stacked players on Day 1b.
One of the stars of the game who bagged a big stack was Upeshka De Silva. De Silva cut a controversial figure recently in the WSOP Main Event when he reportedly failed a COVID-19 test that cost him the chance to add a fourth bracelet to his collection in the high-profile WSOP Main Event. He was forced to accept a ninth-place payout, per the rules.
That frustrating turn of events aside, De Silva has been on a tear on the tournament circuit the past few years, so it was little surprise to see him run up a huge stack of 287,000.
Others making it included Matt Stout, Sean Winter, Chino Rheem, Matt Berkey, James Carroll and Sergi Reixach.
All of the players who have failed to punch tickets to Day 2 can still take shots, at the start of the day and beyond as a couple of levels of registration remain and should see some wild action to start the day. PokerNews will be on hand starting at noon local time to bring all of the updates throughout the day.