The first bracelet event, the $500 Casino Employees NL Holdem event drew a field of 721 entrants, with the final 72 hitting the pay window, the winner getting just over $70,000. Although Team Pokerati\’s John Harris was unable to take part, Shaun Harris from Las Vegas is the current chip leader (105,200) with about 90 players remaining. At the time of posting, they\’re currently at level 9 and play will conclude at the end of level 10 or the final table, whichever comes first.
The $50,000 Players\’ Championship drew a smaller than expected field of 116 players. First place will get about $1,560,000. The early chip leader is Daniel \”djk123\” Kelly (285,000) eliminated Dan Shak. You can follow the action in both events over at www.wsop.com, where the full entrant list should be online shortly.
I\’ll be back in the morning with the preview of tomorrow\’s first 1k NL event, with over 3,000 players registered already. And for those with Twitter, be sure to follow @pokerati, @taopauly, @wsop, and @pokernews_live for updates.