button in SafariAndreas Frohli in Top 10 Chips Stacks For Day 1b of Summer Celebration
Day 1b of Event #81: $800 Summer Celebration was big and fast, winnowing down 4,219 entries to just 217 over the course of 22 blind levels. This turnout added $2,953,300 to the prize pool.
With 2,584 entries on Day 1a, there are now 6,804 entries into this event, which generated a total prize pool of $4,762,100.
Kamran Jamal (2,200,000) led the field at close of play with 2,200,000 in his stack.
The other two podiums were occupied by Fabian Niederreiter (2,150,000) in second place and Yi Klassen (2,070,000) in third.
Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamran Jamal | United States | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 2 | Fabian Niederreiter | Germany | 2,150,000 | 54 |
| 3 | Yi Klassen | United States | 2,070,000 | 52 |
| 4 | Naushad Ali | United States | 1,895,000 | 47 |
| 5 | Ozren Cvijanovic | Serbia | 1,735,000 | 43 |
| 6 | Ryan Southworth | - | 1,700,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Yijie Zhang | United States | 1,669,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Mauro Sosa | Argentina | 1,470,000 | 37 |
| 9 | William Steinmetz | United States | 1,460,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Andreas Frohli | Austria | 1,440,000 | 36 |
Andreas Frohli is the only 25k Fantasy player in the top ten, but there were several more who found bags further down the rankings. Some of these include Michael Moncek (1,410,000) and Allan Le (700,000),
Some bracelet winners who also made it to Day 2 include Jason James (1,300,000), Bryan Schultz (1,215,000), Ilija Savevski (285,000), Femi Fashakin (225,000), and Justin Oliver (215,000).
With the Day 1a survivors included, there will be a total of 341 players rejoining the field for Day 2.
Day 2 begins on July 4 at 11:00 a.m. Play will resume with 20,000/40,000 blinds and a 40,000 big blind ante and will continue until a winner is declared.