Daniel "judgedredd13" Charlton Leads the Pack in WCOOP Main Event - Medium: $1,050 NLHE, $5M Gtd After Day 1
A total of 4,044 players took their shot on Day 1 of the WCOOP Main Event - Medium: $1,050 NLHE, $5M Gtd, all looking to become the next WCOOP Main Event Champion. The event guaranteed a minimum prizepool of $5,000,000 and although late registration is still open until the start of Day 2, there is currently almost $1,000,000 in added value so expect many players to jump into Day 2 and try to run up a stack. After roughly eight hours of play, 1,304 players have made it to Day 2 and are still in the running to take down the title.
Of the players left in the field, there are some notable names including the chip leader, UK professional, Daniel "judgedredd13" Charlton who has had a phenomenal day turning his 100,000 starting stack into 1,654,676. Other notables that have made it to Day 2 include recent WSOP Online Bracelet Winner Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge, WSOP Online Bracelet Winner Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson and WSOP and WSOPE Final Tablist Antoine "A.Saout" Saout.
Several other notables entered the event but fell short of making Day 2 including PokerStars Online Pro Ben "Spraggy" Spragg, Jon "jonkyte" Kyte and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel "judgedredd13" Charlton | 1,654,676 | 276 | United Kingdom |
| 2 | "PZWG14" | 1,196,409 | 199 | Germany |
| 3 | "E6yperoff" | 1,193,210 | 198 | Ukraine |
| 4 | "offQbert45" | 1,187,033 | 197 | Brazil |
| 5 | "Korpisoturi2" | 1,144,574 | 190 | Finland |
| 6 | "elcapetano_b" | 1,109,617 | 185 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Harry "Iamapoopie" Lodge | 1,106,588 | 184 | United Kingdom |
| 8 | "pokerzysta90" | 1,106,539 | 184 | Poland |
| 9 | "clapjkspit" | 1,087,458 | 181 | Hungary |
| 10 | Luan "Pseudo Fruto" Felipe | 1,079,696 | 180 | Brazil |
Day 2 starts at 17:35 GMT, Monday 7th November, with registration open until Day 2 kicks off and the total field will play down to 80 remaining players. Be sure to tune back in for the Day 2 action as the PokerNews live reporting team continues to provide coverage through to the end of the tournament,