Event 20: Tom Nguyen Leads at the End of Day 1

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante
Players Remaining: 66 of 422

Tom Nguyen

There were 422 entries on Day 1 of the $2,650  Big 4 No Limit Hold’em event and Tom Nguyen finished the day leading the 66 players that survived to Day 2, which starts at Noon on Monday.

Nguyen bagged up 535,000 to lead the pack. Other players to bag up over 300,000 were Felipe Ramos and Joseph Dipascale.

Top chip counts:

Tom Nguyen – 535,000
Felipe Ramos – 323,000
Joseph Dipascale – 322,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 290,000
Paul Volpe – 286,000
Blair Hinkle – 236,000
Anna Antimony – 243,000
Jessica Dawley – 206,000

Other familiar faces that advanced were Kristen Bicknell, TK Miles, Alex Foxen, Matt Affleck, Jake Schwartz, John Gordon, Christian Harder, and Victor Figueroa.

The 422 entries put the total prize pool at $1,023,350. The winner will take home $208,452, and the top 53 players will take home at least $4,462. You can check out the full payout structure here.

Notables that busted during the day included Matt Stout, Harrison Gimbel, Justin Zaki, Eddy Sabat, Tyler Patterson, Marvin Karlins, Olivier Busquet, Frankie Flowers, Daniel Nielson, and Dan Shak.

When players return on Monday at noon, they will play down to the final table of nine, with levels increasing in length to 60 minutes. Blinds will start at 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.