Event 7, Day 1F: Chipleaders at the Final Break of the Day

On Day 1 of large-field tournaments, the chipleading stacks at the break always get larger. It’s a certainty, like death or taxes. You can set your watch on it.

Well, maybe not.

Amazingly, the chipleader after four levels had more chips than the chipleader after six levels. Moises Natanel had 265,000 after eight levels, but he dropped down to about 180,000 after 12 levels. But his lead had been so big, that four levels wasn’t long enough for anyone to catch him.

As the blinds increase to 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante, here’s a look at the new batch of chipleaders (everyone over 200K in chips):

T-1.  Jason Hobbs  –  230,000  (115 bb)
T-1.  Mario Hudson  –  230,000  (115 bb)
3.  Mark Wahba  –  223,000  (111 bb)
4.  Theo Lawson  –  215,000  (107 bb)
5.  Arturo Garcia  –  208,000  (104 bb)

The field will play another hour (two levels), and then stop for the night.