Sablotney Leads as 25 Survive WSOP Circuit Main Event St. Charles Day 1a
Day 1a of the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles is in the books. The day attracted 156 entries and when the dust settled after 16 levels of play just 25 remained. Bagging the lead was HB Sablotney, who ended the night with 377,000. He was spotted early in the day collecting chips and gained a considerable amount as play progressed throughout the night.
Following close behind Sablotney was WPT champ Ravi Raghavan (374,000), who got 100,000 of that with the last elimination of the night. Rounding out the top fives stacks for the night include Zackary Estes (340,000), Jeffery Trudeau Jr. (303,000), and Edward 'EDUB' Dixon (293,000).
Top 10 Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HB Sablotney | 377,000 |
| 2 | Ravi Raghavan | 374,000 |
| 3 | Zackary Estes | 340,000 |
| 4 | Jeffery Trudeau Jr | 303,000 |
| 5 | Richard Gordon | 285,000 |
| 6 | Albert Morrow | 277,000 |
| 7 | Jesse Mull | 250,000 |
| 8 | Edward Dixon | 239,000 |
| 9 | Brian Actman | 207,000 |
| 10 | Nate Bandy | 205,000 |
Also among the notable players to also find a bag were Nate Bandy (205,000), Kyle Cartwright (151,000), Gil George (119,000), Greg Wood (105,000) and Keven Stammen (75,000).
However, the majority of the field was unable to make it through such as Maurice Hawkins, Cory Borget, Vincent Moscati and Carlos Loving. They will all get another shot at it on Saturday if they so choose as the Day 1b is yet to take place.
Day 1b will begin Saturday, September 7 at 11 a.m. local time and PokerNews will be here all catching all the action straight from the tournament floor, so be sure to stay tuned as the action unfolds at Ameristar St. Charles
