Level 14 (3000/5000/5000)
Total Day 1B Entrants: 222
Total Entries: 310
Day 1B Players Remaining: 27
Day 1B saw 222 players enter the Route 66 Poker Open Main Event and 27 players survive to punch their tickets to Day 2. Leading the Day 1B field at the end of play was Ed Werre (pictured), who bagged up 320,000.
Here are the official end-of-flight chip counts from Day 1B:
| Name | Chip Count |
| Ed Werre | 320,000 |
| Daniel Lowery | 270,000 |
| Jamie Malmstrom | 266,000 |
| Monica Sexton | 247,000 |
| Steve Myers | 240,000 |
| John Campanello | 232,000 |
| Bryant Lipscomb | 230,000 |
| Ha "Bill" Tran | 226,000 |
| Homer Tipton | 185,000 |
| Ed Akins | 180,000 |
| Kevin Rund | 176,000 |
| Adam Hoffman | 173,000 |
| Casey Bauer | 152,000 |
| Dax Alexander | 139,000 |
| Kelly Walters | 132,000 |
| Jonathan Wilson | 123,000 |
| William McCracken | 122,000 |
| Arlo Turner | 120,000 |
| David Frye | 112,000 |
| Quentin Crossley | 110,000 |
| Johnny Johnson | 110,000 |
| Byan Campanello | 107,000 |
| Matt Lawrence | 91,000 |
| Frank McKeon | 90,000 |
| Jason Ashford | 88,000 |
| Richard Koler | 77,000 |
| John Moore |
56,000 |
A total of 38 players will return to battle down to a winner on Day 2. The cards will be back in the air at noon on Sunday. We'll bring you the chip counts and seat assignments for the combined field as soon as it is available.