Day 1B Ends with Nozomu Shimizu Leading ~114 Survivors
8:51 AM PST, Jan 26, 2024 • Level 11: 1,500-2,500, 2,500 ante
There were 387 entries today for Day 1B, and about 114 of them survived to Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:30 am. Nozomu Shimizu bagged the biggest stack today with 519,500 (173 big blinds).
The full list of official chip counts will be released later tonight, but in the meantime, here's a look at the players who bagged at least 400K:
1. Nozomu Shimizu - 519,500 (173 bb)
2. Hun Tae Choi - 462,000 (154 bb)
3. Hyeonho Shin - 460,500 (154 bb)
4. Phachara Wongwichit - 445,500 (149 bb)
5. Quang Huy Nguyen - 422,500 (141 bb)
Photo: In addition to the prize money and the seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship, the winner will get their name engraved on the one-and-only Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup.
With a field of 760 entries (373 on Day 1A and 387 on Day 1B), the total prizepool is worth $2,432,760. The final 95 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,054. The top prize is worth $441,546, which includes the winner's $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship.
Here is the full list of payouts:
1st: $441,546*
2nd: $287,255
3rd: $211,819
4th: $157,858
5th: $118,906
6th: $90,532
7th: $69,678
8th: $54,215
9th-10th: $42,647
11th-12th: $33,919
13th-14th: $27,410
15th-16th: $22,424
17th-20th: $18,574
21st-24th: $15,580
25th-32nd: $13,238
33rd-40th: $11,396
41st-48th: $9,943
49th-56th: $8,796
57th-64th: $7,892
65th-72nd: $7,185
73rd-80th: $6,641
81st-95th: $6,054
* Top prize amount includes the winner's $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship.
