The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 and a 1,500 ante. The tournament clock shows 351 entries so far for Day 1A. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 10, around 9:45 pm, and there will be another starting flight (Day 1B) tomorrow at 11:30 am. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 11, shortly before midnight.
A scan of the field during the break turned up 10 players with at least 190K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:
1. William Lius - 387,500 (258 bb)
2. Punnat Punsri - 338,500 (226 bb)
3. Quang Minh Nguyen - 256,000 (171 bb)
4. Sherif Derias - 235,500 (157 bb)
5. Sarkiss Osalian - 231,500 (154 bb)
6. Ankit Ahuja - 215,000 (143 bb)
7. Wanki Baik - 214,500 (143 bb)
8. Thomas Ward - 207,500 (138 bb)
9. Li Kai - 195,500 (130 bb)
10. Jhon Hendri - 190,500 (127 bb)
