Event 26: Day 1 Ends With Claudio Piedrabuena Leading the Final 18

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 146 entries

Claudio Piedrabuena

Day 1 has come to a close in Event 26, and Claudio Piedrabuena was the chip leader at the end of play with a stack of 412,000. The top 18 players advanced from a field of 146, and they will return at 1 pm on Monday to play down to a champion. Play will resume at the start of Level 16, and the button will be in Seat 2.

The money bubble burst just before the end of the night, and then Kahlil Francis became the fist player to cash in the tournament when he exited in 19th place for a payday of $3,290. Here is a look at the table and seat draw with chip counts at the end of play tonight.

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameChips
531MattHiggins139,000
532YaymelBodes105,000
533BrianLuo180,000
534RaminderSingh120,000
535GeorgeJames54,000
536MikeGiao59,000
537SanjibAcharya67,000
538NitisUdornpim309,000
539DerekMeteraud291,000
541PaulDomb53,000
542ConnorRash52,000
543ClaudioPiedrabuena412,000
544WasimAssat95,000
545RonaldSullivan181,000
546BrettBader68,000
547KenO'Donnell274,000
548KenFishman81,000
549JavierZarco321,000