Day 1C has come to close at the NL Hold’em $550 Main Event. Jose Esparza leads 26 survivors from 78 entries with a stack of 170,000. Check out the final chip counts below. Day 2 will begin at 11 am on Sunday at the Turlock Poker Room Semi-Annual Championship. The remaining field of 60 players from 212 total entries will play down to a champion tomorrow.
| NAME | CHIPS |
| Minh Nguyen | 52,000 |
| Victor Parades | 84,000 |
| Lucas Hinde | 139,500 |
| Brett Parise | 142,500 |
| Johnny V | 25,000 |
| Daynih Taylor | 111,000 |
| John Windecker | 36,000 |
| George Yoakhanaa | 35,000 |
| George Isaacs | 26,000 |
| Nathan Bolinger | 48,000 |
| Brandi Boehme | 56,000 |
| Tony Yalda | 42,500 |
| Jose Esparza | 170,000 |
| Lisa Jacobs | 20,500 |
| Mike Espinoza | 138,000 |
| Tarinder Singh | 131,500 |
| Doug Cox | 41,000 |
| Ken Kajioka | 42,000 |
| Peunh Farias | 67,500 |
| Gary Grant | 59,500 |
| John Rogers | 81,000 |
| Tom O’Keefe | 14,500 |
| Noe Rivera | 72,500 |
| Russ Coffee | 98,000 |
| Oscar Villasenor | 44,000 |
| Nick Chambers | 84,000 |
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