Eric Rando Leads Day 1 as 123 Players Advance
Day 1a is in the books here at Foxwoods, and by our counts Eric Rando of East Providence, Rhode Island leads the 123 surviving players with 143,100. We didn't catch Rando's big hand, but according to Andy Frankenberger, he got it when his overcame and in a three-way all-in situation.
Not far behind is Erek Gaines, who would have finished with the chip lead if not for a bad last level. In one hand, Gaines and Andrew Higgins each put in 8,500 preflop and saw a flop of . Higgins moved all in for 51,500 and Gaines opted to throw away his hand, which he claimed was pocket jacks. Higgins showed the . Despite losing that hand, Gaines still finished the night with a heatlhy 133,600.
Others who punched their ticket to Day 2 in the first starting flight were Greg Raymer (89,500), Allen Kessler (72,300), Nancy Birnbaum (109,500), John Dibella (30,400) and the aforementioned Frankenberger (94,000).
The action is far from over here at Foxwoods as the Day 1b flight is still taking place. We pick up the action in Level 5. In the meantime, here are some notable counts from Day 1a:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Rando |
143,100
143,100
|
143,100 |
Erek Gaines
|
133,600
-40,400
|
-40,400 |
John Pito |
124,900
124,900
|
124,900 |
Nancy Birnbaum |
109,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Ethan Foulkes |
109,200
109,200
|
109,200 |
Thomas Mitchell
|
107,100
107,100
|
107,100 |
Andy Frankenberger |
94,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
Christopher Manning
|
89,900
89,900
|
89,900 |
Greg Raymer |
89,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
||
Fred Paradis |
86,800
41,800
|
41,800 |
David To |
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
David Paredes |
81,700
33,700
|
33,700 |
|
||
Allen Kessler |
72,300
2,300
|
2,300 |
Brent Johnson |
69,700
69,700
|
69,700 |
Tarun Gulati |
68,700
-12,300
|
-12,300 |
Paul Snead |
57,300
35,800
|
35,800 |
Bryan Leskowitz |
44,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Allie Prescott |
35,600
11,600
|
11,600 |
Pete Campos
|
35,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
Ross Santos |
34,300
27,500
|
27,500 |
John Dibella |
30,400
400
|
400 |
|
||
Jonathan Sorscher |
27,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Arkadiy Tsinis |
19,500
-27,500
|
-27,500 |
|