Event 5: Asher Conniff Bags Day 1C Chip Lead

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 252

After 14 levels of No Limit Hold’em, Day 1C of the $150,000 Guaranteed prize pool re-entry event is in the books and it’s none other than Asher Conniff, who bagged the chip lead.

Conniff, who is most well-known for WPT Championship win two years ago, finished the day with 230,500 in chips. Kiran Raina is the only other player to finish Day 1C over 200,000 and has 225,000 in chips. Michael Goldfarb finishes the day third in chips with 196,500.

There were 252 entrants that came out for the third flight of the event and 24 survived the day. That brings the total from the day’s three starting flights to 76 players who will be coming back on Wednesday for Day 2.

Complete chip counts from all the flights will be posted later tonight.