With a guaranteed prize pool of $2,500,000 for the Main Event, it's no surprise that this field was able to attract a large number of notable players. Rounding out the top three is Daniel Lowery who bagged a stack of 316,000.Įven though they may not be top among the top three in chips, there were several notables to make it through to Day 2. Although Newcombe is the biggest stack in the room by a wide margin, Ron Roberts amassed a decent stack, sitting with 473,000 which is good for second place. Newcombe was not the only player to accumulate a big stack during Day 1a play. There were 401 players who ponied up the $2,100 buy in to play in the first wave of this event and at the end of the day, Matt Newcombe rose above the remaining 41 players by building his stack to 785,500.Įach of the 41 players returning for Day 2 is guaranteed money, although the amount is not certain yet and will depend on how many players register for Day 1b and 1c. After 18 levels of play, Day 1a of the WinStar World Casino's 2012 River Poker Series Main Event has come to a close.
