Here are the final chip counts for Day 1c of Event 1 of the 2014 Playground Poker Fall Classic. There were a total of 383 entrants in Day 1c of Event 1, which brings the total number of entries to 1,059. 77 players from tonight’s flight have qualified for Day 2 on Wednesday, November 12th at 7pm.

Note that these are unverified player-counted chip counts. All chips have been sealed in bags until they return to play on Day 2.

Three levels after he moved to the front of the pack, Amir Mohsen is still the chip leader in this third Day 1 flight in Event 1. He’s controlling his table and his stack has now grown to over 200K in tournament chips.

A recent hand: the player in seat 3 raised in middle position and Amir 3-bet from the small blind. Action returned to seat 3 who chose to 4-bet all-in for about 26K. Amir took his time and called. The players turned their cards:

Amir: vs Seat 3:

Flop:

Turn:

River:

Amir stacked a pot of over 50K to improve on his chip lead.

The players – just 182 remain – have returned from their second break of the night and play has resumed in level 9. The chip leader through the first 8 levels is Amir Mohsen, who has accumulated 127K. Amir is followed by four players at around the 90-95K mark: Danny Bettez, Jason Robineault, Thomas Harness, and Keith Lacasse.

We’re sure to see some much larger stacks grow as more players are eliminated in this third starting flight of Event 1.

Here are some more photos from Day 1c. There are many familiar faces in the field tonight, from Playground regulars to former event champions and final tablists and more…

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The players in Event 1 Day 1c are back from their first break of the day and with the end of the break came the end of late registration in today’s flight. There were a total of 383 entries in Day 1c, which adds up to 1,059 players registered so far in the event!

It’s rare that anyone jumps out to a big lead so early in an event like this, but during our survey of the room at the break we found that John Xenos had already amassed just a shade under 100K, while Jonathan D’Souza already had 80K.

Here are some photos from the early action in Day 1c of Event 1.

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Day 1c has passed through most of level 3 which leaves just 40 minutes left to register in tonight’s starting flight of Event 1 of the Playground Poker Fall Classic. There are already 366 entries and as the last-minute players arrive it should push up still higher.

Although most of the festivals we host here at Playground Poker Club start with a low buy-in multi-day re-entry event like The Wild $150, this is the first time two of the starting flights have been held in the evening on a weeknight – Day 1c tonight and Day 1d tomorrow evening (also at 7pm).

By all indications, this new schedule is very popular. Cards have been in the air for 15 minutes and there are already over 300 runners in this third starting flight. With another 2 hours of late registration available, that number is certain to climb.

With 676 total entries in the first two starting flights, the overall prize pool has already surpassed the guaranteed $100,000 and every new entry will add more cash to what is sure to be an impressive final number.

Good luck to everyone playing tonight!