After 14 levels in Event #5 Closer $300 + $30 NL Hold’em tournament, the players are bagging chips for Day 2. This is the first of 4 Day 1s and unlimited re-entries were permitted until the beginning of level 9. Due to the huge turnout for the Main Event Day 1A, which was running simultaneously with the Closer Day 1A, the field was limited to 240 players plus 60 alternates.
In the end 214 entries were logged for this flight, including 47 re-entries. Of all those entries, only 35 players were able to hold on to their chips long enough to bag them for Day 2.
With more than a little help from the huge pot, won with pocket aces a few minutes earlier, Gary Farrell bags the most chips of the day: 470,000. Rejean Bourgogne is the closest behind Gary with 355,500. The two players are the only ones to have bagged more than 200,000 chips. The complete list of players and chip counts will be made available shortly.
Players will return on Day 2 which is scheduled for Monday, September 3rd at 12:00PM.
There are three more Day 1s for a chance to get in on the action:
Day 1B: Saturday September 1st at 6:00PM
Day 1C: Sunday September 2nd at 12:00PM
Day 1D: Sunday September 2nd at 6:00PM
Here are a few more photos of the players in the last minutes of level 14. Players were happy to smile for the camera, and everyone seemed to be having a good time.
