Overview

• The Main Event drew a record 10,112 entrants across its four opening flights.
• Michael Mizrachi bagged one of Day 1B’s largest stacks after his fourth $50K Poker Players Championship title.
• Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth advanced to Day 2ABC with 122,000 and 85,000 chips respectively.
• George Dolofan, last year’s Day 1B chip leader, was the first elimination after two big losses to James Gorham.
• On Day 1C, Paul Vulpis turned quads on the turn to crack Tam Ho’s top set in one of this year’s most brutal bad beats.