Kash Leads 146 Survivors

Chris Kash cashed in the $2,000 prize for bagging the top stack here on Day 1b, when he turned his 30,000 starting stack into 426,000. He narrowly trails David Gerassi, who bagged 429,000 last night, for the overall lead with two flights played and one to go. Pocketing $1,000 for the second-biggest stack was Efraim Hirschman, who finished with 417,000. A total of 146 out of 635 players survived the 16 levels today.

Other large stacks include Matthew Elson (383,000), Ryan Austin (367,500), TJ Shulman (355,000) Coleem Chestnut (316,000), Gionni de Mers (279,000), and Joseph Liberta (275,500). Notables Cotton Snuffer (74,500) and Bob Panitch (40,000) also bagged stacks, while players such as Amanda Musumeci, Men Nguyen, Jerry Callahan, and James Woods weren't as fortunate.

The survivors will return tomorrow at noon to combine fields with the other two starting flights for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kash	426,000 426,000	426,000
Efraim Hirschman	417,000 35,000	35,000
Matthew Elson	385,000 385,000	385,000
Ryan Austin	367,500 367,500	367,500
TJ Shulman	355,000 355,000	355,000
Coleem Chestnut	316,000 316,000	316,000
Gionni de Mers	279,000 279,000	279,000
Joseph Liberta	275,500 275,500	275,500
John Tavss	94,000 64,000	64,000
Cotton Snuffer	74,500 34,500	34,500
Robert Panitch	40,000 10,000	10,000