Mark Leads as 211 Advance from Day 1 of DraftKings 50/50; Mukul Pahuja Bags Big
Event #55: $1,500 DraftKings 50/50 No-Limit Hold'em, which saw half the field get paid, attracted 1,123 players and created a prize pool of $1,516,050.
The top 562 players would get a part of that (282nd through 562nd would get $1,000), while the eventual winner will take home $200,618.
After 10 levels of play on Day 1, the field was whittled down to the final 211 players. Among those to fall short of the money were Greg Raymer, Bryan Micon, and Eric Baldwin, just to name a few.
Meanwhile, plenty of notables managed to cash including Andy Bloch (561st - $1,000), Barry Greenstein (415th - $1,000), Brandon Cantu (263rd - $1,500), Steve Dannenmann (236th - $1,500), and Steve Karp (214th - $1,500).
Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Mark | 192,600 |
| 2 | Steven Girouard | 163,800 |
| 3 | Perati Muhamet | 114,600 |
| 4 | Aaron Johnson | 112,600 |
| 5 | Southisak Seunsom | 109,600 |
| 6 | James Cavanaugh | 109,000 |
| 7 | Jean Francois Marin | 103,700 |
| 8 | Ivan Mamuzic | 95,600 |
| 9 | Joao Simao | 92,100 |
| 10 | Walter Fisher | 90,800 |
Others still in contention include Mukul Pahuja (82,900), Dominik Nitsche (79,000), Dutch Boyd (36,200), and Jim McManus (30,600).
Day 2 will kick off at 1:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.