Anyone who busted on Day 1a can give it another try until registration closes on Friday evening.

When the final card of the night was dealt, only 202 players remained. In most cases, the player with top pair would be ecstatic to get called in that spot, but the turn K ♣ and river 9 ♣ gave the high-stakes recreational player a winning straight. Unfortunately, for the other player who had K ♦ 10 ♥, he was up against Keating, who decided what the heck and called. But his opponent moved all in for 130,000, a big enough raise to convince just about anyone other than Alan Keating to fold. In that hand, he had Q ♠ J ♠ on a flop of 10 ♦ 6 ♦ 3 ♠ and bet out 15,000. Late in the session, Keating hit a lucky runner-runner to bust a player and crack the 800,000-chip mark. On Day 1a, he began with 100,000 chips and quickly spun it up.

He was back in action at Wynn Las Vegas chasing what figures to be a prize pool that exceeds the $40 million guarantee. The poker world last saw Keating earlier this month in the first-ever 24-hour live-stream on Hustler Casino Live. But there was only three opening sessions in 2022, and there is expected to be a number of players registering for one of the later flights upon returning to Las Vegas from the Bahamas where the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is currently taking place. Many of those high-profile players found a bag and will come back on Saturday for Day 2.Ī total of 609 players showed up to play the first of four Day 1 flights, six fewer than last year. The loose-aggressive player who routinely VPIP's in the 80% or higher range was among a large group of big name players who competed in the opening session of the historic $10,400 buy-in tournament. Hustler Casino Live fan favorite Alan Keating, who rarely plays tournaments, finished Day 1a of the $40 million guaranteed World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship on Tuesday with a healthy chip stack.

2023 WPT World Championship Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts.

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