After a total of 10 starting flights, including 3 online flights on partypoker, the WPT500 is now ready to move onto the next phase: Day 2.
A total of 2,536 entries took place over the course of the last week, shattering the $1,000,000 guarantee boasted by the house. From this, 513 players have found a bag in Day 1 and are back at the felts in pursuit of the elusive tournament cash. Full prize pool and payout information will be published shortly, once the tournament staff finalizes the numbers.
The leaderboard heading into Day 2 is stacked with familiar faces, with local hero Mike Lafable at the head of the pack. His chip-leading 670,000 stack is closely rivalled by Jesse Johnston (635,000), while Shaan Siddiqui (595,000), Jonathan Bussieres (542,000) and Christine Do (521,000) all sit above half-a-million in chips. Full counts and seating draw for Day 2 can be found here.
Players are slowly taking their seats and cards will be in the air in a few short minutes. Follow the Playground Poker Club Blog for live updates and photographs throughout the day.
Best of luck to all of our Day 2 players!