After 11 Day 1 levels, a field of 1,844 has been whittled down to 272 players in Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em.

Valentin Vornicu is on top of the chip counts with 212,000, followed by Natasha Barbour with 147,100. Others who bagged stacks on Day 1 include Andy Frankenberger (89,600), Kevin MacPhee (67,300), Taylor Paur (62,200), Greg Mueller (61,700), reigning WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (45,700), and Shannon Shorr (42,600).