After 16 levels of play, Ron S. is still up top, thanks mostly to his recent double-up at the expense of Gaetan Laperriere. Having amassed an impressive 531,000 chips, Ron has nearly quintuple the chip average. There are only two other players that come close (listed below), and the top three are the only ones to have collected more than double the chip average.

Now down to 54 players, it will be a battle to see who can make it to Day 2. The last 32 players left standing (well, sitting) will have earned that honor, along with the chance to compete for their piece of the $102,238 prize pool.