Andy Miller Bags Top Stack as Day 1 End with 27 Hopefuls Remaining
Day 1c of Event #1 at the 2018 Western New York Poker Challenge has come to an end with 27 players advancing to Day 2 on Sunday. The third of four qualifying flights kicked off at 10 AM this morning and by the time registration came to an end, a total of 219 entries had accumulated.
Bagging best on Day 1c was American Andy Miller with 280,600. Miller won races when he needed including a big spike in his count late in the day when his pocket nines held against an opponent's ace-queen. Also sitting at the top of the counts are Ben Bracken (263,200), Mike Curtiss (263,100), Jack Kerr (196,600), and Chris Damick (153,500)
A total of 569 entries have accumulated thus far, already smashing the $50,000 guarantee. The prize pool currently sits at $91,849.
Players will have one more shot to secure a seat for Day 2. This evening at 6:00 PM, Day 1d will get underway with late registration and unlimited re-entry available until the end of Level 8.
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