Dan Sepiol Edges Ruslan Saldkov for Chip Lead as 20 Advance From Day 1a HPT Ameristar East Chicago
Day 1a of the HPT Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event saw 103 entrants hit the felt in search of a Day 2 bag, and when the dust settled, just 20 made it through, with Dan Sepiol and his 367,000 stack leading the way edging Ruslan Saldkov's stack of 291,000 at the end of the night.
Next in line is Edward Sebesta as he finished with 252,000 with finding bags included Brendan Shillerl (216,000) and Brian Gabriel (213,000) rounding out the top five stacks.
A total of 103 entries turned up for the first of three starting flights in the unlimited reentry tournament, so the prize pool is off to a strong start.
Some of the players who contributed to that number but failed to make it through included Mike Shin, Brett Apter, Aaron Massey, Ralph Massey, Craig Casino, Artem Zverkhovskyy and Chris Moon.
Those players, along with any newcomers, will have two more flights in which they can attempt to advance to Day 2, during tomorrow��s Day 1b flight at 2 pm. All players that manage to make their way to Day 2 will return on Sunday, September 1st at 11 am to play down to the televised Final Table of nine Monday, September 2nd at Noon that will play down to a winner.
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