Day 1a of the Quantum No Limit Hold Em Tournament is in the Books, [Removed:105] Leads
![[Removed:105] Day 1a Chipleader](https://s.pnimg.net/LSma1A-NNmG4G0HTv04-wYIQkwkxK4rf5lUB2muWOPQ/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTEyLzg5L3g1NWJh/ZjdjOTFiLmpwZw.webp)
The first event of a 28-event schedule at Playground Poker Room's World Cup of Cards has finished. There were 161 players all vying for the 13 Day 2 spots. In the end, Brent Mccue just missed Day 2 when he got all in preflop against Kathy Sawers with 
. Sawers had 
and held. She will enter Day 2 with 169,800.
Nick-Real Seide was eliminated just before Mccue after having the chip lead for a good portion of the day. [Removed:105] took over the chip lead and ended the day with 399,100, almost 100,000 ahead of Eric Ranger who finished with the second largest stack (301,900).
Day 2 will be Sept. 13th, but until then each of the players who cashed today can play one of the nine remaining starting flights. If they make Day 2 again, they forfeit their smaller stack and earn CAD $400 on top of the CAD $1,500 for the forfeited stack. Day 1b starts Saturday at 7 p.m. local time.
The World Cup of Cards is just starting and you can follow the action all month long from Playground Card Room right here on pokernews.com. Follow @pokernews on Twitter for Periscope and Facebook live broadcasts, as well as updates on all of the events here at the World Cup of Cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![Profile photo of [Removed:105]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
399,100
179,100
|
179,100 |
|
301,900
76,900
|
76,900 |
|
253,400
128,400
|
128,400 |
|
|
186,400
87,400
|
87,400 |
|
169,800
59,800
|
59,800 |
|
129,900
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
|
102,300
28,300
|
28,300 |
|
99,600
-21,400
|
-21,400 |
|
95,600
-59,400
|
-59,400 |
|
90,600
39,600
|
39,600 |
|
|
69,100
39,100
|
39,100 |
|
|
53,900
-20,100
|
-20,100 |
|
51,700
-32,300
|
-32,300 |