Saturday, May 13, 2017 8:29 PM Local Time
Day 1B Sends 42 Through
The end-of-day paperwork is complete for the Day 1B flight, and the flight has indeed advanced 42 players.
Brandon Johnson did the most work this afternoon, bagging up 244,500 chips to take the overall lead through two flights. Johnson is one of seven players who finished the day with more chips than the Day 1A chip leader, Joshua Thibodeaux.
Here's the top of the Day 1B leaderboard at the close of play:
1: Brandon Johnson - 244,500
2: Michael Phizicky - 210,500
3: Danny Doucet - 188,500
4: Laura Crafton - 179,000
5: Seth Foster - 171,000
John Holley (132,500), Juan Mendoza (121,500), Jeter Brock (48,500), and Ben Keeline (42,500) also advanced through this flight.
Click here for the full list of Day 1B chip counts.
The 42 survivors have earned themselves a free evening in New Orleans, and they'll return along with the rest of the survivors for Sunday's Day 2.