Level 12 (1200/2400/400)
Day 1A entries: 82
Players remaining: 17
Average chip stack: 96,470
After six hours and twelve rounds of battle on the felt, 17 players have advanced from the original 82 entries to Flight A. Jacob Seale (pictured) emerged from the field as the Day 1A chip leader.
Below are the official chip counts for the players listed heading into Day 2 on Sunday:
| NAME | CHIP COUNT |
| Jacob Seale | 246,000 |
| Russell Licking | 199,500 |
| Justin Gardenhire | 145,000 |
| Kristian Olsen | 140,500 |
| Cash Carpenter | 104,500 |
| Benjamin Reason | 97,500 |
| Jay McVeigh | 91,500 |
| Michael Jensen | 89,500 |
| Jeff Tebben | 80,500 |
| Alex Marler | 75,000 |
| Paul Strohm | 69,500 |
| Damon Wedel | 66,000 |
| Beav Wilshire | 62,000 |
| Christopher Juul | 59,500 |
| Megan Thomson | 50,000 |
| Keith Murrell | 38,500 |
| Graham Yone | 25,500 |
We'll be back tomorrow at 7 p.m. to cover all the action for Day 1B of the RGPS Main Event at the Harrahs' North Kansas City.