GGPoker's World Series of Poker Online has reached its climactic phase. Day 1A of the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event kicked off on Sunday.
Day 1A attracted 437 entries, putting $2.18 million in the pot before rake.
This is a good start, which GGPoker needs.
The poker site has guaranteed a prize pool of at least $20 million. With eight total Day 1s — and a tendency for later Day 1s to be bigger than earlier Day 1s — the company has an excellent chance of coming out well in the black on this guarantee.
Top ten Day 1A chip counts for WSOP Online Event #33: $5,000 Main Event Day
| Ranking | Player Name | Country | Chip Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | "Sheogorath" | Mexico | 1,403,424 |
| 2nd | David Yan | Croatia | 1,342,807 |
| 3rd | "Lexandru" | Canada | 1,167,349 |
| 4th | Hun Wei Lee | New Zealand | 812,989 |
| 5th | "Maddona" | Luxembourg | 737,488 |
| 6th | "AKmaki95" | Belgium | 733,703 |
| 7th | "RAMBO6000" | Austria | 689,261 |
| 8th | Marco Streda | Liechtenstein | 668,326 |
| 9th | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 667,478 |
Who's still in?
The chip leader is "Sheogorath," an anonymous player from Mexico with 1,403,424 in chips. The biggest name at the table (assuming "Madonna" isn't the Madonna) was Ryan Riess, who finished Day 1A in the top ten with 645,512 in chips.
Players who bought in but failed to survive included: Notable players who missed out on a spot in Day 2 included Andras Nemeth, Michael Addamo, Wiktor "Limitless" Malinowski, and GGPoker's newest ambassador Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.
The remaining seven Day 1s for the Main Event will be held over the next four Sundays with an additional three Day 1s in the final week. The survivors from all eight Day 1 fields will then reconvene on Monday, September 26 to play down to a winner.
2022 WSOP Online Main Event schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament |
| Sunday, Aug 28 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1A |
| Sunday, Sep 4 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1B |
| Sunday, Sep 11 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1C |
| Sunday, Sep 18 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1D |
| Tuesday, Sep 20 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1E |
| Thursday Sep 22 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1F |
| Saturday, Sep 24 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1G |
| Sunday, Sep 25 | 18:30 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 1H |
| Monday, Sep 26 | 18:00 UTC | $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event — Day 2 |
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