The official chip counts as reported by the players have now been tabulated and released by WSOP staff, and of the 134 players still shown as having chips, Dustin Dirksen and Andrew Jeffreys lead the way. Here are the top ten players through the first day's action:
Dustin Dirksen 170,200
Andrew Jeffreys 164,500
Glen Bean 118,400
David Chicotsky 104,000
Matthew Ehrlich 103,400
Nick Niergarth 89,900
Patrick Stemper 86,200
Russell Carson 84,900
Barry Greenstein 82,100
Yves Grenon 78,900