Day 1B Ends with Peter Fellows Leading 276 Survivors

Photo:  Day 1B Chipleader Peter Fellows

There were 792 entries today for Day 1B of the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, and after 10 levels of play, 276 players remained to bag up chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon EST. (Note that Day 2 begins an hour later than the Day 1 starting flights.)

The total field size for the tournament is 1,447, with a prizepool worth $4,630,400. The full list of payouts will be posted later tonight, but the field should hit the money bubble sometime around the dinner break tomorrow.

The full list of official chip counts and the Day 2 seat draw will be posted later tonight, but in the meantime, here are the five players from Day 1B who bagged at least 390K in chips:

1.  Peter Fellows  –  528,000  (211 bb)
2.  Kenny Han  –  446,000  (178 bb)
3.  Guy Naimi  –  421,000  (168 bb)
4.  Michael Stashin  –  394,500  (158 bb)
5.  Federico Molina  –  394,000  (158 bb)
6.  Armand Matti  –  390,500  (156 bb)

Day 2 begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:00 noon, and we expect to burst the Money Bubble sometime around the dinner break. Stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.

Photo:  Kenny Han

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com