Event 1 (Day 1F): Evan Teitelbaum Finishes Day 1F in Front

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 2,000/4,000/400 Ante

Play has concluded for the night, and 30 players remain from the 989 who began this event.

Evan Teitelbaum
Evan Teitelbaum (Parkland, FL)

Evan Teitelbaum bagged the big stack of 387,500, claiming the bonus prize for Day 1F. Teitelbaum is a local pro with nearly a half million dollars in live earnings, and he’s put himself in a good spot to add to that this week. Thanks to his performance today, he’ll be freerolling in the $2,500 Championship Event, which features a $1 million guarantee.

Here’s the full list of chip counts for the day’s survivors:

Evan Teitelbaum – 387,500 (77 bb)
Jeff Charlton – 331,500 (66 bb)
Pedro Palacio – 232,500 (47 bb)
Todd Berman – 202,500 (41 bb)
Kyle Taddsi – 195,500 (39 bb)
Scott Menard – 187,500 (38 bb)
Andrew Black – 181,000 (36 bb)
Al Gomez – 180,000 (36 bb)
Yue Wang – 151,500 (30 bb)
Michael Garcell – 144,500 (29 bb)
Phil Hernz – 137,000 (27 bb)
Edward Mendes – 129,500 (26 bb)
Steven L. – 125,000 (25 bb)
Jeff Trudeau, Jr. – 123,000 (25 bb)
Cornelius Rogers – 111,500 (22 bb)
Roberto Lane – 107,000 (21 bb)
Robert Nieto – 98,000 (20 bb)
Vito Polera – 93,000 (19 bb)
Mario James – 90,000 (18 bb)
Edward Medoff – 68,500 (14 bb)
James Salveau – 68,000 (14 bb)
Marcus Stein – 62,500 (13 bb)
Jonathan Pinsner – 54,500 (11 bb)
Ron Cheatwood – 53,500 (11 bb)
Ross Willner – 53,000 (11 bb)
Eduardo Christ – 50,500 (10 bb)
Blair Miller – 45,000 (9 bb)
J. Griffin – 45,000 (9 bb)
Dane Cassidy – 27,000 (5 bb)
Joaquin Sosa – 21,500 (4 bb)

Though there are some big stacks in that list, everyone is still trailing Faycal Bennouna, who finished Day 1E with 515,000 chips.

A total of 122 players will return for Sunday’s Day 2, beginning at 2:00 PM. The prizepool and seat draw will be posted as soon as they are finalized by the tournament staff.