Day 1B Ends with Javier Zarco Leading 247 Survivors

Photo:  Javier Zarco will start Day 2 as the chipleader with 558,500 (223 big blinds).

There were 739 entries today for Day 1B of the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, and after 10 levels of play, 247 players remained to bag up chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon EST. (Note that Day 2 begins an hour later than the Day 1 starting flights.)

The full list of official chip counts and the Day 2 seat draw will be posted later tonight, but here is a preview of the top 10:

1.  Javier Zarco  –  558,500  (223 bb)
2.  Al Norman  –  430,500  (172 bb)
3.  Aaron Gao  –  412,000  (165 bb)
4.  Arunas Sapitavicius  –  405,000  (162 bb)
5.  Nenad Medic  –  398,500  (159 bb)
6.  Jessica Dawley  –  390,000  (156 bb)
7.  Tim Faro  –  374,500  (150 bb)
8.  Sudharshan Karanam  –  365,500  (146 bb)
9.  Caden Coleman  –  364,500  (146 bb)
10.  Francis Anderson  –  352,000  (141 bb)

The total field size for this event is 1,435, with a prizepool worth $4,592,000. The final 180 players will finish in the money, with a top prize worth $662,200. Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $662,200*
2nd:  $440,000
3rd:  $325,000
4th:  $245,000
5th:  $184,000
6th:  $140,000
7th:  $108,000
8th:  $84,000
9th-10th:  $66,000
11th-12th:  $55,000
13th-15th:  $46,000
16th-19th:  $39,000
20th-23rd:  $32,500
24th-31st:  $27,500
32nd-39th:  $23,000
40th-47th:  $19,400
48th-55th:  $16,300
56th-63rd:  $13,800
64th-79th:  $11,500
80th-97th:  $9,600
98th-115th:  $8,200
116th-144th:  $7,000
145th-180th:  $6,400

Day 2 begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon, and we expect to burst the Money Bubble sometime around the dinner break. Stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.

* First-place amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.