There are only 38 players left in the running with the top 12 moving on to Day 2, meaning there is still a lot of poker to be played tonight. With 2,320,000 chips in play, the average stack is currently 61,000 (38 big blinds). Two players have leaped far ahead of the rest of the field; Francis Larose is in the top spot, playing a stack of 158,600 chips, good for 99 big blinds. He is followed closely in second by Jared McDonald, with a stack of 154,000 chips (96 big blinds).
The top stacks in play are as follows:
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Francis | Larose | 158,600 |
| Jared | McDonald | 154,000 |
| Louis | Richard | 84,300 |
| Francois | Gauthier | 84,100 |
| Brigitte | Korak | 80,200 |
