button in SafariZixuan Liu Leads 53 Remaining At End Of Day 1
Day 1 of Event #85: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em saw 1,732 entries play 22 levels of poker, leaving just 53 players standing.
With $1,524,160 in the prize pool, the minimum cash in the event was $2,005 when the bubble burst. Payouts for the survivors will start at $4,680 for whoever busts first on Day 2. These prizes then run up to $219,391 for the bracelet winner.
According to the WSOPLive App, Zixuan Liu finished the day with the top chip stack of 2,075,000.
Behind him Edgaras Kausinis bagged 1,520,000 for the second biggest stack and Fahir Han bagged 1,515,000 for third.
Top Ten Day 1 Chip Stacks
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zixuan Liu | China | 2,075,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Edgaras Kausinis | Lithuania | 1,520,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Fahir Han | United Kingdom | 1,515,000 | 51 |
| 4 | Justin Shiao | United States | 1,495,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Andrew Heidelberg | United States | 1,255,000 | 42 |
| 6 | Manuel Machado | Portugal | 1,160,000 | 39 |
| 7 | Greg Merson | United States | 1,030,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Don Bobeda | United States | 1,015,000 | 34 |
| 9 | Jose Aguilar Garcia | United States | 940,000 | 31 |
| 10 | Tyler Phillips | United States | 900,000 | 30 |
Among the 53 survivors bracelet winners Gregory Merson (1,030,000) and Lukas Pazma (580,000), and 25K Fantasy player Charles Phillips (900,000).
Day 2 will begin at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 5. The blinds start at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. The event is expected to play down to a winner.