WSOP Event 1

The 10K PL Holdem attracted 352 entrants, so I was a little under with my guess, but I think I can claim I was in the right ballpark …just….3 figures

36 places get paid, with the top places paying as follows

1 $ 794,112  
2 $ 488,048   
3 $ 306,064  
4 $ 248,160   
5 $ 198,528  
6 $ 157,168  
7 $ 124,080  
8 $ 99,264  
9 $ 74,448

70 players remain after day 1, led by Eli Elezra

Eli Elezra   302900   
Amit Makhija   251100   
Nenad Medic   240200   
Patrik Antonius   236300   
Justin Newton   233000   
Mike Sowers   216700   
Anthony Licastro   211000   
Nikolay Evdakov   206200   
David Bach   204100   
Vivek Rajkumar   194000   
Chuck Pacheco   191600   
Tuan Le   190000   
Phil Laak   169000