Killeen Leads After Day 1
After 11 levels on Day 1, the starting field of 2,155 players in Event #59: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is down to 309 hopefuls, each looking to capture the WSOP gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $531,037.
Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Killeen | 177,900 |
| 2 | Luke Marsh | 174,000 |
| 3 | Bradley Goulding | 153,400 |
| 4 | Eduards Kudrjavevs | 152,400 |
| 5 | Andrew Kelsall | 150,300 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 149,400 |
| 7 | Shankar Pillai | 138,600 |
| 8 | Alex Smith | 136,900 |
| 9 | Alessandra Dos Santos | 134,900 |
| 10 | Aurelien Guiglini | 133,400 |
Play resumes at 1 p.m. Tuesday and 10 levels will thin the field down to about 40 players.