Trivett Holds Sizable Lead
Level 11
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
A larger-than-expected field of 898 players entered Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em. After 11 levels and over 14 hours, we've seen that number chopped down to 55.
Michael Trivett leads the way with 133,900 chips, putting him well clear of Sean Small's second-place stack of 103,700. Small boasts four World Series of Poker Circuit final tables on his resume. Rounding out the top five stacks are Chad Holloway (99,400), Wyatt Gibson (96,900) and Kevin Weathers (91,300).
Play resumes tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Amazon Room here at the Rio, where where the field will be pared down to a winner who will claim $84,915 in prize money and a WSOP bracelet.