The remaining 86 players just came back from the break, and we are entering level 13. They have until the end of level 14, to amass as many chips as possible for Day 2.

Julius Roque who was the top chip leader at the last break, is now in third place with 205,300. In second place we have Dave Janneau-Cyr, who has improved from 7th position on the leader board, with his stack of 292,600.

Crowning the top of the leader board is Hai Ut Phuong Le with a whopping 578,200 stack, almost twice the stack of his closest rival.

The last hour should prove very exciting, as players make a last push to narrow down the competition and grab chips.

As the players in Day 1D get ready to start, players in Day 1C are going strong. We are presently down to 93 players in level 12. Players will take a short break after level 12 and we’ll get the leader board up to date.

In the meantime here are a few more photos of the players, which were taken in level 11.

The players have been going at it for 10 levels, here in the Tournament Tent for Closer Day 1C. Every time a player is eliminated the dealers turn on a green light above their seats. We are now seeing green lights blinking everywhere in the room as a steady stream of players are sent to the rail.

The fourth and final flight of Day 1’s is coming up tonight in a few moments at 6:00pm. We just saw the army of dealers file into the Tournament Tent, in preparation for what will undoubtedly be a big turnout. Each Day 1 allows for unlimited re-entries until the beginning of level 9. Up to now we’ve had 99 players qualify for Day 2 (Day 1A & 1B combined). But even players that have already qualified are welcome to take another shot and give themselves a better Day 2 stack. Players who qualify multiple times for Day 2 will take their largest stack forward and forfeit their other chips.

Here are a few photos of Day 1C taken in level 8.

No less than 374 entries (including 85 re-entries) have been logged in Day 1C of Event #5 $300 + $30 Closer. The end of the break following level 8, signaled the end of the late registration period.

We currently have 150 active players on the tables and things are moving along nicely.

During the break we went around the room to spot some 100K + to see who was going up on the leader board. Julius Roque holds the top spot with a very slight lead. It’s still anybody’s game, and things will get wild when the Day 1D starts at 6:00pm.