Day 1B of WPT Maryland drew 229 entrants to bring the total field size to 337 entries. Eighty-six players remain after today’s ten 60-minute levels. Here’s a look at the official leaderboard:
1. Xin Wang – 286,900
2. Paul Bereford – 239,300
3. Joseph Chasen – 228,600
4. Igor Borukhov – 205,100
5. Aaron Mermelstein – 170,800
6. Blake Napierala – 162,000
7. Andy Spears – 155,600
8. Tim Bishop – 150,200
9. Lee Childs – 150,00
Others that bagged up tonight include Michael Wang (130,000), Kane Kalas (120,500), Tyler Patterson (120,400), Jerry Payne (110,900), Champions Club Member Darren Elias (106,000), Champions Club Member Oliver Busquet (98,800), Matt Glantz (94,000), Christian Harder (83,600), Champions Club Member Asher Conniff (65,000), Jeff Madsen (47,000), Matt Affleck (29,500), Champions Club Member Andy Frankenberger (29,000), and Champions Club Member Kevin Eyster (25,000).
The official prizepool information has been released, and with a field of 337 entries, the total prizepool is worth $1,063,000 plus a $15,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship. The final 36 players will finish in the money, with a first prize of $234,822.
Here are the complete payouts:
1st: $250,222*
2nd: $164,765
3rd: $105,981
4th: $78,449
5th: $58,890
6th: $47,091
7th: $39,118
8th: $31,359
9th: $23,492
10th-12th: $17,144
13th-15th: $14,032
16th-18th: $12,012
19th-21st: $10,524
22nd-24th: $9,354
25th-27th: $8,291
28th-36th: $7,228
* First prize amount includes a $15,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship.
Day 2 begins Sunday at 12:00 pm ET, so be sure to return to WPT.com for live updates on the action.