End of play Day 1
The field has been reduced to 49 players at the end of play on Day 1 of the Rumble in the Jungle, here in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Guil Yahav, Martie Faber and David Dadic were the most recent casualties, and have joined the frenetic activity at the cash games. Ryan Dreyer and Darren Miller are short stacked after really bad beats.
When play resumes at 1pm on Saturday, the blinds will begin at $500/$1000, with the average chip stack at 48,920 and the chip leaders below will be starting the day with a distinct advantage.
Andre Johnstone – 189,000
Oskar Silow – 127,000
Ray Rahme – 126,000
Sami Sidia – 100,400
Parag Somaiya – 89,000
James Bord – 87,000
Jarred Solomon – 86,800
Zahir Jamal – 81,400
Sandy Koor – 80,000
Bennie Lingenfelder – 76,000
