Day 1B Ends with Peter Neff Leading 265 Survivors

Photo:  Day 1B Chipleader Peter Neff

Day 1B of the WPT World Championship attracted 730 entries, and at the end of the day, 265 players bagged chips for Day 2, which begins Saturday at 12:00 noon. There will be two more starting flights over the next two days, starting at 11:00 am.

The total field after the first two starting flights is up to 1,339 entries, but we expect the final two flights (over the next two days) to be the largest.

The full list of chip counts will be released later tonight, but here is an unofficial preview of the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Peter Neff  –  899,000  (150 bb)
2.  Kharlin Sued  –  735,000  (123 bb)
3.  Colton Blomberg  –  704,000  (117 bb)
4.  Asher Neaman  –  684,000  (114 bb)
5.  Ankit Ahuja  –  652,000  (109 bb)
6.  Eli Berg  –  648,000  (108 bb)

Day 1C begins tomorrow at 11:00 am, with registration open until the end of the dinner break tomorrow. Players are allowed one entry per starting flight — each flight is a freezeout.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for out continuing coverage of the WPT World Championship with a prizepool guaranteed to be worth at least $40 million.