Ruivo Claims WPT500 Day 1h Chip Lead with 104 Players Through to Day 2
Liviu Bartha has just bubbled Day 1h of the WPT500 which means that exactly 104 players have made it through to Day 2 which will take place on Monday, March 15 at 8:05 p.m. GMT.
partypoker Ambassadors Matt Staples (2,474,898), Dzmitry Urbanovich (2,271,164), and Patrick Leonard (1,592,924) have all made it through today.
Manuel Ruivo, Dylan Rowe, and Julien Perouse have all secured a spot on the podium for Day 1h with Ruivo's stack good for the overall chip lead on Day 2 for now.
WPT500 Day 1h Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Ruivo | Portugal | 13,343,182 | 191 |
| 2 | Dylan Rowe | New Zealand | 9,309,495 | 133 |
| 3 | Julien Perouse | Canada | 9,225,340 | 132 |
| 4 | Corentin Ropert | France | 8,734,989 | 125 |
| 5 | Evangelos Bechrakis | Greece | 8,016,410 | 115 |
| 6 | Blaz Zerjav | Slovenia | 7,830,272 | 112 |
| 7 | Gerald Karlic | Austria | 7,363,907 | 105 |
| 8 | Manuel Suarez | Spain | 7,306,557 | 104 |
| 9 | Andrii Derzhypilskyi | Ukraine | 7,279,345 | 104 |
| 10 | Daniel Stacey | United Kingdom | 6,499,121 | 93 |