Kevin Macdonald Bags WPT World Online Championships Day 1C Main Event Chip Lead
From a field of 346 players on Day 1C of the WPT World Online Championships Main Event just 52 players advanced to Day 2.
Leading the way is Kevin Macdonald from Canada, ahead of 2021 WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Smiljkovic.
Here are the top 10 chip counts from Day 1C:
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Macdonald | Canada | 3,604,687 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Austria | 3,523,096 |
| 3 | Joshua McCully | New Zealand | 3,333,705 |
| 4 | Timothy Francis | United Kingdom | 3,236,086 |
| 5 | Viktor Zsemlye | Austria | 2,946,379 |
| 6 | Rayan Chamas | Canada | 2,891,653 |
| 7 | Nikola Cokesa | Slovenia | 2,506,794 |
| 8 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 2,504,235 |
| 9 | Michael Watson | Canada | 2,415,633 |
| 10 | Simeon de Maertelaere | France | 2,084,382 |
Other notables through to Day 2 include Benjamin Rolle, Koray Aldemir, Mustapha Kanit, Mark Radoja, Kenny Hallaert, Niklas Astedt, Rui Ferreira and Jonathan van Fleet.
partypoker Ambassador Matthew Staples battled it out to finish 43rd in chips after doubling up on the very first hand he played, and remained among the top spots for most of the day.
WPT World Online Championships Main Event Schedule
There is one more starting flights for the $5,300 WPT World Online Championships Main Event. The next one gets underway on September 13 with plenty of satellites stillavailable in the partypoker client.
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 13 | 16:05 | WPT #07 Main Event Day 1 Turbo | $5,300 | $5,000,000 |
| Monday, September 13 | 19:05 | WPT #07 Main Event Day 2 | - | $5,000,000 |
| Tuesday, September 14 | 19:05 | WPT #07 Main Event Day 3 | - | $5,000,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,604,687
3,604,687
|
3,604,687 |
|
||
|
3,523,096
3,523,096
|
3,523,096 |
|
3,333,705
3,333,705
|
3,333,705 |
|
3,236,086
3,236,086
|
3,236,086 |
|
2,946,379
2,946,379
|
2,946,379 |
|
2,891,653
2,891,653
|
2,891,653 |
|
2,506,794
2,506,794
|
2,506,794 |
|
2,504,235
2,504,235
|
2,504,235 |
|
|
2,415,633
2,415,633
|
2,415,633 |
|
2,084,382
2,084,382
|
2,084,382 |
|
2,048,382
2,048,382
|
2,048,382 |
|
2,038,777
2,038,777
|
2,038,777 |
|
||
|
|
1,993,213
1,993,213
|
1,993,213 |
|
1,883,484
1,883,484
|
1,883,484 |
|
1,744,426
1,744,426
|
1,744,426 |
|
1,607,417
1,607,417
|
1,607,417 |
|
1,585,393
1,585,393
|
1,585,393 |
|
1,492,170
1,492,170
|
1,492,170 |
|
||
|
1,472,624
1,472,624
|
1,472,624 |
|
1,471,311
1,471,311
|
1,471,311 |
|
1,441,367
1,441,367
|
1,441,367 |
|
1,435,502
1,435,502
|
1,435,502 |
|
1,372,302
1,372,302
|
1,372,302 |
|
1,229,495
1,229,495
|
1,229,495 |
|
||
|
1,112,716
1,112,716
|
1,112,716 |
|
|
1,049,158
1,049,158
|
1,049,158 |
|
1,012,773
1,012,773
|
1,012,773 |
|
990,726
990,726
|
990,726 |
|
915,633
915,633
|
915,633 |
|
897,708
897,708
|
897,708 |
|
|
||
|
829,563
829,563
|
829,563 |
|
790,008
790,008
|
790,008 |
|
785,853
785,853
|
785,853 |
|
736,494
736,494
|
736,494 |
|
726,350
726,350
|
726,350 |
|
717,369
717,369
|
717,369 |
|
680,582
680,582
|
680,582 |
|
601,500
601,500
|
601,500 |
|
|
577,526
577,526
|
577,526 |
|
562,603
562,603
|
562,603 |
|
|
||
|
553,994
553,994
|
553,994 |
|
|
527,384
527,384
|
527,384 |
|
511,314
511,314
|
511,314 |
|
||
|
478,910
478,910
|
478,910 |
|
|
386,077
386,077
|
386,077 |
|
|
379,067
379,067
|
379,067 |
|
351,286
351,286
|
351,286 |
|
326,477
326,477
|
326,477 |
|
293,160
293,160
|
293,160 |
|
|
269,900
269,900
|
269,900 |
|
175,580
175,580
|
175,580 |
|
|
97,312
97,312
|
97,312 |