The first day of qualifying for the $250,000 Guaranteed Event is now in the books, and 29 players have moved on to the finals on Tuesday. Leading the way is Britton Purvis with 455,000, though Kevin Gimble is hot on his heels with 434,000. Also in the top five are Rupesh Pattni (334,000), and Dave Banerjee (297,000). Check below for a full breakdown of the survivors so far, and remember that your next chance to add your name to this list starts at 12:30 PM today!
| NAME | CHIP COUNT | NAME | CHIP COUNT | |||
| 1 | BRITTON PURVIS | 455,000 | 16 | RONALD SWENSON | 139,000 | |
| 2 | KEVIN GIMBLE | 434,000 | 17 | ERIC BROWN | 137,000 | |
| 3 | RUPESH PATTNI | 334,000 | 18 | MARC ROBINSON | 136,000 | |
| 4 | DION PERDIKOYIANNIS | 306,000 | 19 | MICHAEL SPECTOR | 134,000 | |
| 5 | DAVE BANERJEE | 297,000 | 20 | ROSS TESSER | 129,000 | |
| 6 | JOHN HULETT | 284,000 | 21 | SAMEH MESHREKY | 112,000 | |
| 7 | MICHAEL REYES | 263,000 | 22 | LAURENCE HIGGENS | 102,000 | |
| 8 | ROBERT LEE | 234,000 | 23 | ALEXANDER MASSMAN | 92,000 | |
| 9 | GIORGIO SPANO | 218,000 | 24 | TRAVIS BURRELL | 90,000 | |
| 10 | JOSE CASTANEDA | 214,000 | 25 | YULONDO BYONE | 81,000 | |
| 11 | JAMES IDO | 212,000 | 26 | JOHN PACCIONE | 80,000 | |
| 12 | DONG LEE | 195,000 | 27 | MICHAEL WANG | 73,000 | |
| 13 | KEVIN HOFFMAN | 182,000 | 28 | ISLAM AKHUNOV | 51,000 | |
| 14 | DOUG SMITH | 165,000 | 29 | MATTHEW TAUBER | 46,000 | |
| 15 | DERRICK MOKEDI | 155,000 |