Event 8 (Flight 1E): Salerno Buys In Late, Runs Up the Chip Lead

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)

Level 14 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400)

Total Flight 1E Entries: 244

Mark Salerno (Ontario, Canada)

It looked as if things were a two horse race between Miguel Martinez and Calixto Rodriguez, but when the dust settled, it would be Mark Salerno (Ontario, Canada) coming out of nowhere to win the bonus.  Salerno parlayed a Level 12 buy-in into a 346,500 stack, besting Martinez by just two big blinds!!!

Players are now bagging up their chips for tomorrow's Day 2, and although this concludes the "live coverage" for the day, blog followers can check back for official counts from both Flight 1E and Flight 1F.