Tongguang Sun Is Chip Leader After Day 1a in $1m GTD event
The $1,000,000 guaranteed $1,100 No Limit Hold'em dominated the poker room at the Wynn Summer Classic on May 29.
The event's Day 1a flight collected 265 entries for a prize pool of $255,725 and counting.
A total of 33 of these players survived, earning themselves a spot in the Day 2 field. This group is led by Tongguang Sun who finished the day with 1,032,000 in his stack.
Maxime Chilaud is in second place with a substantially smaller stack of 609,000. They are followed by Miquel Maimes who has the third-largest stack, with 602,000 in chips. However, with more flights to come, these player's fortunes could change in a matter of hours.
There will be three more Day 1 flights before Day 2 kicks off. Day 1b kicks off at 11:00 a.m. local time on May 30. It will be followed by two Day 1 flights on May 31.
The fields will then all combine on June 1 for Day 2.
$1,100 No Limit Hold'em Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tongguang Sun | 1,032,000 |
| 2 | Maxime Chilaud | 609,000 |
| 3 | Miquel Maimes | 602,000 |
| 4 | Andrew Robinson | 586,000 |
| 5 | Samuel Stranak | 567,000 |
| 6 | Mykhailo Lendel | 567,000 |
| 7 | Kuan-Han Lee | 540,000 |
| 8 | Joseph Salorio | 503,000 |
| 9 | Jesse Yaginuma | 384,000 |
| 10 | Anze Smajd | 384,000 |