Play has concluded on Day 1 of Event #9: $1,500 Limit Hold'em at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas after 15 levels of intense action. Several chip leaders emerged, including Abdul Amer from Ohio (308,500), Howard Mann from West Virginia (290,500), Julian Junker from Germany (233,500), Chris Bartley from Pennsylvania (233,000), Stuart McHenry (195,500), and Hang Xu from China (188,500).
Other notable players who bagged chips at the end of the night include the stylish JJ Liu (156,500), former bull rider Lee Markholt (104,000), and Jeffrey Scheibner (74,000), who finished deep in this tournament in 2018.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulrahim Amer | United States | 308,500 | 62 |
| 2 | Howard Mann | United States | 290,500 | 58 |
| 3 | Christopher Bartley | United States | 233,000 | 47 |
| 4 | Julian Junker | Germany | 232,500 | 47 |
| 5 | Sheldon Gross | United States | 225,500 | 45 |
| 6 | Stuart McHenry | United States | 195,500 | 39 |
| 7 | Ayman Qutami | United States | 192,500 | 39 |
| 8 | Hang Xu | China | 188,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Jason Daly | United States | 186,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 184,000 | 37 |
However, some well-known players did not make it to Day 2. These include; Daniel Negreanu, Ronnie Bardah, Mark Seif, Jesse Sylvia, David “ODB” Baker, Josh Arieh, and previous winner Vadim Shlez.
Of the 429 entries, only 118 players remain and will return for Day 2, where only 67 players will make the money. The prize pool generated was $591,405.
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time on June 1 inside the Horseshoe and Paris Casino Las Vegas. The players are scheduled to play ten hour-long levels on their journey toward the prize money. The Day 2 action starts on Level 16, with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and limits at 5,000/10,000.
The PokerNews team will provide all the live updates and chip counts as the field narrows on Day 2, bringing us closer to crowning a champion.
