The first eight levels of play have been completed in Event #18, $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys, and 39 of the original 85 entrants have made it through to second-day action. The entire board is a minefield of poker superstars, with Doyle Brunson, searching for a record-tying 11th WSOP bracelet, in the top ten as Day 1 completed. Here are the top ten players:
Tom Dwan 238,900
Mike Matusow 174,500
Tom Schneider 153,500
Chris Ferguson 149,000
Stephen Wolff 138,900
Yan R Chen 136,700
Doyle Brunson 135,000
David Benyamine 132,200
Michael Binger 131,300
Phil Ivey 122,300
Action resumes in Event #18 at 3pm PDT on Tuesday.