The second of three starting flights kicks off today at 11 a.m. for the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour $5,300 Main Event. Yesterday's flights saw a total of 276 hopefuls make their way to Resorts World in search of a Day 2 bag. However, just 73 were able to advance to Thursday's Day 2.
From a star-studded field, it was Bin Weng who captured the chip lead by the end of the night. The former GPI #1 player built a large stack early in the proceedings and never looked back on his way to a bag of 359,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bin Weng | United States | 359,000 | 239 |
| 2 | Michael Lavenburg | United States | 307,500 | 205 |
| 3 | Andrew Voor | United States | 281,000 | 187 |
| 4 | Martin Carnero | United States | 267,000 | 178 |
| 5 | Eric Medved | United States | 240,000 | 160 |
| 6 | Jonathan Newman | Canada | 232,500 | 155 |
| 7 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 216,500 | 144 |
| 8 | Eric Blair | United States | 213,500 | 142 |
| 9 | Nathan Wasson | United States | 211,500 | 141 |
| 10 | Zhiqin Zeng | United States | 209,500 | 140 |
Players begin the tournament with 30,000 in tournament chips with blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes in length and ten levels will be played on Day 1. The tournament is single re-entry per flight, with registration open through to the start of Day 2 on Thursday, November 7 at 12 p.m.
Along with Day 1b, there is a turbo Day 1c at 6 p.m. which features 30 minute levels. After 276 players entered Day 1a, the $3,000,000 guarantee is almost halfway fulfilled with two starting flights still to come.
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