Kevin Macdonald Leads Day 1C of the WPT WOC Main Event
52 players advanced from a field of 346 players in Day 1C of the WPT World Online Championships Main Event. The chip leader is Canadian Kevin Macdonald with 3.6 million.
Daniel Smiljkovic, Joshua McCully and Timothy Francis are the only other players over three million in chips.
Other notables through to Day 2 include Benjamin Rolle, Koray Aldemir, Mustapha Kanit, Mark Radoja, Kenny Hallaert, Niklas Astedt, Rui Ferreira and Jonathan van Fleet.
partypoker Ambassador Matthew Staples battled it out to finish 43rd in chips after doubling up on the very first hand he played, and remained among the top spots for most of the day.
Here are the top 10 chip counts from Day 1C:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Macdonald | Canada | 3,604,687 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Austria | 3,523,096 |
| 3 | Joshua McCully | New Zealand | 3,333,705 |
| 4 | Timothy Francis | United Kingdom | 3,236,086 |
| 5 | Viktor Zsemlye | Austria | 2,946,379 |
| 6 | Rayan Chamas | Canada | 2,891,653 |
| 7 | Nikola Cokesa | Slovenia | 2,506,794 |
| 8 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 2,504,235 |
| 9 | Michael Watson | Canada | 2,415,633 |
| 10 | Simeon de Maertelaere | France | 2,084,382 |