Day 1 Ends with Chino Rheem Leading 94 Survivors

Photo:  Chipleader Chino Rheem

After eight 60-minute levels, Day 1 of WPT Rolling Thunder comes to an end with 94 players remaining, and the big stack belongs to none other than three-time WPT champion Chino Rheem, who bagged up 276,600 (277 big blinds).

Hublot WPT Player of the Year points-leader Brian Altman is second in chips with 201,000 (201 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be released later tonight, but in the meantime, here is an unofficial look at the players who finished with at least 150K:

1.  Chino Rheem  –  276,600  (277 bb)
2.  Brian Altman  –  201,000  (201 bb)
3.  Rayo Kniep  –  183,700  (184 bb)
4.  Tyler Patterson  –  163,700  (164 bb)
5.  Shankar Pillai  –  157,500  (158 bb)
6.  Jake Schwartz  –  157,000  (157 bb)
7.  Derek Wolters  –  152,000  (152 bb)

Stay tuned to WPT.com for a Day 1 recap, which will be posted later tonight, along with the official chip counts and the Day 2 seat draw.

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com