"$175 NLH $100,000 GTD" (Flight 1G): Registration Closed For Flight 1G, The Combined Field Now Up To 1,089

$175 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Flight 1G Entries: 227
Flight 1G Players Remaining: 120

Richard Wetter (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) is the early chip leader in Flight 1G, but will need to continue the upward trend, if he has sights on the bonus.

Flight 1G of the $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD) has officially closed with 227 entries, bringing the overall total to 1,089.  The current prize pool sits at $143,748, with tonight's final flight coming up at 6:00pm.  The potential is there for a $175,000 prize pool, but players interested in playing this evening should come in early, because the numbers that are expected may bring the alternates into play.

Listed below are some updated counts from the field, tallied just a few minutes into Level 9:

Richard Wetter - 130,000 (162bb)
Paul Vieira - 125,000 (156bb)
Robert Golden - 105,000 (131bb)
Harjinder Chawla - 100,000 (125bb)
Julian Durity - 90,000 (112bb)
Elidor Oz - 90,000 (112bb)
Frank McCool - 90,000 (112bb)
Chris Lawson - 75,000 (93bb)