Day 1B of WPT Rolling Thunder attracted 175 entries, and at the end of the night, 99 of them bagged chips for Day 2. The biggest stack belongs to Ankush Mandavia (184,500), who is also in the running for the 2016 WPT California Swing.
Here is the leader board from Day 1B:
1. Ankush Mandavia – 184,500 (231 bb)
2. Markus Gonsalves – 142,200 (178 bb)
3. Jesse Rockowitz – 137,700 (172 bb)
4. Darren Elias – 137,600 (172 bb)
5. Faraz Jaka – 104,800 (131 bb)
Official chip counts and a Day 2 seating draw can be found here.
Registration remains open until 1 pm on Monday.
This is the third and final stop on the WPT California Swing, and it’s a wide open race with 66 players who can catch current points leader. One of those players is Mandavia, who finished 23rd at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star.
Day 2 begins Monday at 12:00 noon PT. Return to WPT.com for live coverage as they play down closer to Wednesday afternoon’s WPT Final Table, which will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay with hole cards and expert commentary.
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