Day 1A has come to close at the NL Hold’em $550 Main Event. Jonathan Pablo leads 13 survivors from 65 entries with a stack of 257,000. Check out the final chip counts below. Day 1B will begin at 11 am on Friday at the Turlock Poker Room Semi-Annual Championship. Registration will remain open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 10 at 5:20 pm.
| Name | Chips |
| Jonathan Pablo | 257,000 |
| Tim Picquetto | 228,500 |
| Gregory Robbins | 196,000 |
| Nicbolas French | 190,500 |
| Thu Tran | 163,500 |
| Chuck B | 126,000 |
| Damien Xayasounthone | 126,000 |
| Leslie Hartman | 89,500 |
| Tung Hlitlia | 64,000 |
| Adrian Martinez | 62,500 |
| Jimmy Alvarez | 45,000 |
| Santiago Silva | 38,500 |
| Siamak Marzban | 38,000 |
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