Day 1B Concludes with Michael Kamran Leading

Day 1B of the Season XVIII WPT Gardens Poker Festival has come to a conclusion with the 173-entrant field reduced down to 100 players.

Michael Kamran (pictured) scored a double through Will Givens late in the day to rocket into the chip lead, and although he dueled with Alex Tran to see who would finish as top dog, it would be Kamran ending with 207,000 heading into Day 2 on Monday, July 22, at 12 p.m. (PDT).

A full recap of the day, along with a full list of chip counts will be posted later tonight.

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive

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