Main Event Day 1B: Orville Story Leads ~155 Survivors with 498,000

$1,700 WSOPC Main Event (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  155 of 712

Orville Story
Chipleader Orville Story

Day 1B of the WSOP Circuit comes to an end with about 170 players remaining, and the chipleader appears to be Orville Story, who bagged up 498,000. Here’s an unofficial look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Orville Story  –  498,000  (125 bb)
2.  Aaron Gunn  –  474,000  (119 bb)
3.  David Tuthill  –  473,500  (118 bb)

The full list of official chip counts and the seat draw for Day 2 will be posted later tonight.

With 450 entries on Day 1A, and another 712 today, the total field is 1,162, which smashed the $1 million guarantee to create a total prizepool worth $1,760,430 — the largest prizepool in the history of Tampa, Florida.

The final 175 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $2,547, while the winner will earn $290,974 plus a WSOP Circuit ring.

David Tuthill
David Tuthill