Day 1C Advances 37 Players, Overlay Makes Guarantee

Level - 15
Antes - 400
Blinds - 1,500/3,000
Entries - 164
Remaining - 37

The third and final Day 1 flight was an eventful day at the Westgate Resort and drew 164 entrants - which pushed the total field 329. Saturday's field advanced 37 players with Terry Fleischer way out in front with 576,500.

The $500,000 prize pool pays out 36 spots with the winner earning $114,185 and a $3,500 Championship package. The min-cash comes in at $3,724 and making the final table locks up five-figures. An overlay covers the prize pool to the full $500,000.

Katie Lindsay, Matt Berkey and Ben Heimiller all finished in the top half of the counts with James Carroll, Craig Varnell, Dylan Linde and Ryan Laplante with more modest stacks.

Mike Matusow made a midday showing but was eliminated before the dinner break. Raymond Davis, Eric Baldwin and Jared Jaffe also played but didn't find a bag.

Day 2 sees 69 players returning at noon where they're scheduled to play down to the final table of nine.

-- Paul Oresteen