60 players entered Day 1A of the Philadelphia Poker Classic Main Event and after 12 levels of play, 15 of those entrants advanced to Sunday’s Day 2. Leading the charge for those 15 players is Luke Collina, who put 329,000 in the bag and will return this weekend with over 100 big blinds to work with.
There are still six starting flights left to be played, but Collina’s lofty total sets a high bar for the rest of the field. Below is a look at the chip counts for all players who moved on from Day 1A.
Luke Collina – 327,000
Stephen Thornton – 201,500
Dave Stevens – 182,000
Kevin McGee – 159,000
Paul Erdmann – 149,500
David Britchkow – 112,500
Ross Maxwell – 109,500
Chad Smith – 97,500
Sean Kurland – 81,500
Ed Py – 71,500
Matt Zambanini – 65,000
Jerry Brown – 64,500
Michael Kenna – 62,000
Stephen Rozawski – 61,000
Nancy Martin – 54,500
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