Vlad "CheckEtoFold" Martynenko Takes Overall Lead on Day 1E of WSOP Online Main Event; Chidwick Advances
The fifth starting flight for Event #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event with a guarantee of $25,000,000 drew 83 players total. 16 out of them found a virtual bag after 15 levels of 30 minutes each and will return on Sunday, August 30 for Day 2.
Vlad "CheckEtoFold" Martynenko ended up with the biggest stack of the night worth 819,099, also good for the overall chip lead after five flights. Martynenko was followed by Chris Brewer, who's been frequenting the crazy high-stakes cash games that've been running on GGPoker.
Other notables that advanced included Arnaud Enselme and Stephen Chickwick. Jon van Fleet, Luke Schwartz, and David Miscikowski were among those that busted out.
Flight F will commence on Friday, August 21 at 7 p.m.