Hafiz Khan leads the field after Day 1A of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Khan of Stockton, Calif., bagged 400,000 chips and leads the 27 players who advanced in Day 1A. Day 1B, the final flight, starts today at noon. All surviving players will reconvene at noon on Sunday.
Chip counts for Day 1A advancers:
Hafiz Khan Stockton, CA 400,000
JC Tran n/a 364,000
Mark Endo Fair Oaks, CA 308,000
Hong Zhang China 263,000
Mimi Luu San Jose, CA 262,000
Adam Duong San Jose, CA 246,000
Harry Arutyunyan Glendale, CA 221,000
Thomas Emerson Roseville, CA 207,000
Loren Cloninger Salinas, CA 201,000
Sang Tran Rnch. Cord., CA 192,000
Adam Montgomery Grass Valley, CA 183,000
Candace Collins Redding, CA 182,000
Joe Fernandez Turlock, CA 157,000
Jonathan George Soquel, CA 145,000
Shintaro Bourbonnais San Jose, CA 127,000
Dan Barker Poulsbo, WA 120,000
Craig Buchmiller Lakeport, CA 108,000
Brett Murray Santa Rosa, CA 101,000
Bob allen Spokane, WA 94,000
Rob Anderson Grass Valley, CA 90,000
Bob Mather Redding, CA 80,000
Rassoul Mal Bouni El Cerrito, CA 78,000
Mary walker Carlsbad, CA 77,000
Dan Kozakevich San Jose, CA 72,000
Jeffrey De Paulo Mtn. Ranch, CA 69,000
Steven To Castro Valley, CA 66,000
Michael Capener San Mateo, CA 57,000
