The final flight of the Main Event, Flight D, has officially wrapped up! Out of 259 entries (201 unique), only 131 players remain, securing their spots for Day 2.
It is South Korea's Jae Wook Shin topping the Flight D counts, concluding the ten levels of play with 264,000 in chips.
Thailand's Pakwarin Teerawatpattana bagged the second largest Flight D stack and will be returning for Day 2 B/D with 242,400 in chips.
Japan's Shinya Maeda rounded out the top three, finishing the fourth starting flight with 183,700 in chips, with the top ten stacks as follows:
Flight D Top Ten Stacks
Other notables to make it through included Japan's Hirotoshi Nakabo (128,400), Singapore's Jacky Wang (127,400), Hong Kong's Jeffrey Lo (102,000), the USA's Joseph Cheong (88,900), and the Philippines Florencio Campomanes (82,400) to name but a few.
It was an action-packed day filled with big pots, bad beats, and plenty of chip shuffling, but the real battle begins tomorrow.
Day 2, flight B/D kicks off at 5:30 PM, where the 312 combined survivors from Flights B and D will return with their sights set on fighting their way through to Day 3 and the paying positions.
Be sure to follow along for all the updates as the tournament continues to heat up. Stay tuned for more chip counts, key hands, and eliminations as we inch closer to crowning a champion!
Take note, players can still rush down to register for the tournament before day two begins!