Huge Turnout Juices Prizepool At Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main EventRegistration For $5,000 Event Still Open Until 7 P.M. Wednesday |
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The $5,000 buy-in Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event blew away expectations on Tuesday with a huge turnout for day 1b of the $2 million guaranteed tournament.
A total of 412 entered the field during the eight levels of action, and when combined with the 127 who played on day 1a, the total now stands at 539 and a prize pool of over $2.5 million.
In 2016, 537 players entered the main event. This year’s field is already guaranteed to be larger, and registration is still open until 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Furthermore, every player can re-enter if they bust prior to the close of registration.
Leading the way is Eyal Revah, with 234,625. He’ll enjoy a sizable lead over his next closest competitor, Barry Hutter, who bagged the day 1a chip lead with 201,950.
Play resumes Wednesday at noon.
A total of 222 bagged up between the two starting flights. Here’s a look at the top of the overnight chip counts.
| Rank | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Eyal Al Revah | 234,625 |
| 2 | Barry Hutter | 201,950 |
| 3 | Samuel Bernabeau | 171,100 |
| 4 | Ryan Laplante | 166,000 |
| 5 | Jordan Pfizer | 159,900 |
| 6 | Matt Giannetti | 159,550 |
| 7 | Paul Volpe | 150,000 |
| 8 | Thong Tran | 147,350 |
| 9 | John Dolan | 145,200 |
| 10 | Josh Ladines | 144,175 |
| 11 | Daniel Perkins | 139,700 |
| 12 | Raul Martinez | 134,500 |
| 13 | Sergio Aido | 131,975 |
| 14 | Scott Clements | 131,000 |
| 15 | Fabian Ortiz | 127,000 |
| 16 | Tsang Yan Shing | 124,575 |
| 17 | Rick Alvarado | 124,500 |
| 18 | Tom Bedell | 123,200 |
| 19 | Martin Stausholm | 122,800 |
| 20 | Troy Quenneville | 122,050 |
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