Day 1a of Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end. All of the entries started with a total of 40,000 chips and this event attracted 1,937 entries on Day 1a with 506 players progressing to Day 2.
The day ended with a trio of Alexanders on top of the Day 1a leaderboard.
Alexander Farahi bagged the chip leading stack of 742,500 followed by Alexander Greenblatt (617,500) and Alexander Tafesh (601,000).
Meanwhile, Eduardo Silva (596,000), Yuhei Sanada (508,000), and Landen Lucas (457,000) also are among the players to end the day near the top of the chip counts.
Event #43 Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Farahi | United States | 742,500 | 248 |
| 2 | Alex Greenblatt | United States | 617,500 | 206 |
| 3 | Alexander Tafesh | United States | 601,000 | 200 |
| 4 | Eduardo Amaral | Brazil | 596,000 | 199 |
| 5 | Alex Kulev | Ireland | 591,500 | 197 |
| 6 | Ting Cheng | United States | 530,000 | 177 |
| 7 | Yuhei Sanada | Japan | 508,000 | 169 |
| 8 | Goran Mandic | Hungary | 460,000 | 153 |
| 9 | Landen Lucas | United States | 457,500 | 153 |
| 10 | Robert Lenhart | United States | 456,000 | 152 |
As expected, a number of notables took their seats today, with many deciding to take full advantage of late registration. Some, such as Adrian Mateos, Greg Raymer, and Maurice Hawkins failed to find a bag by the end of play.
But others notables that bagged, including Kazuki Ikeuchi (310,000), Jerry Wong (260,000), Jeremy Wien (225,000), Maria Ho (103,000), and Barry Greenstein (68,000) and will all be returning on Day 2.
Day 2 is set to resume play on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. local time, with blinds at 1,500/3,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000 too. There are 10 levels scheduled to be played, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 19 of play at approximately 7 p.m.
The Pokernews team will be there from when the first card is dealt until the last card hits the felt.
and the action checked to the under the gun player who went all-in for 74,000. Action folded back around to Leng who called and revealed the hands. 
meaning that the door was not completely closed on the opponent, but the river 
changed nothing and the opponent had been eliminated.
and the big blind checked the action over to Farrell who continuation bet for 3,000. The big blind decided on raising to 9,500. Farrell gave it some time before he decided to call. 
and the big blind bet once more to the tune of 7,000, and Farrell called once more. 
and the big blind went all-in for effectively 20,600. Farrell looked back at his hand, then put his chips in for the call. The opponent grimaced as he turned over 
for a missed straight and flush draw. Farrell turned over 
for aces and nines which was good for the pot.
offering no help to the losing hands, but the turn 
the last remaining queen in the deck, giving Pattni a set. Mateos tapped the table, wished his tablemates a good game and left the tournament area as Pattni not only scored a double, but a knockout of Mateos. 
which kept Platt ahead and he raked in the pot.
river. Park fired again, this time to 12,500.
and Hawkins had bet 2,800 to the only other player in the hand and he mucked. Hawkins then said "some people you don't want to wake up." 