$140 NLH "Bankroll Builder" (Flight 1A): Jason Thalas Runs Away With Flight 1A Chip Lead, Tops The Group Of (7) Heading To Day 2

"Bankroll Builder"
$140 No Limit Hold'em
$75,000 GTD

Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/8,000)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 62

Flight 1A Players Remaining: 7

Jason Thalas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) is looking to add to his lifetime earnings of $208,054, after bagging a massive chip lead in Flight 1A.

With Jason Thalas's elimination of Geoffrey Maslovich moments ago, the tournament clock was paused, and bags were brought out (as the Flight 1A field reached it's 10% mark).  Thalas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) steamrolled through the field, bagging almost half of the chips in play (594,500).  Official Flight 1A chip counts are posted below:

Jason Thalas - 594,500

Vincent Francavilla - 225,000

Mark Proman - 145,500

Alex Bristol - 102,500

Debbie Muha - 76,500

Robert Press - 51,000

Lou Stadler - 44,500