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John Phan and Danny Qutami share Day 1C chip lead at WPT Venetian.

Phan and Qutami bagged identical stacks of 388,000 to share the Day 1C chip lead – and the overall chip lead – at the WPT Venetian Fall Championship.

The final Day 1 flight attracted 246 entries, taking the total field to 510 and generating a $2,346,000 prizepool. A total of 176 players return for Day 2 on Sunday at 11am local time – including Phil Hellmuth and his son, Nick – with 64 set to make the money.

Day 1C top five chip counts:

1. John Phan: 388,000
2. Danny Qutami: 388,000
3. Steve Hoang: 379,000
4. Gladys Landegger: 357,000
5. Matt Affleck: 308,000

Full Day 1C chip counts.

John Phan.

Phil Hellmuth busts as Justin Sternberg leads WPT Fall Championship Day 1B.

Hellmuth was among the late casualties late on Day 1B, with 57 players surviving the second starting flight. Justin Sternberg bagged the chip lead with 342,500 (137bb), ahead of Daniel Maor (299,000) and Victoria Livschitz (282,500). Nick Palma bagged the fifth-biggest stack ahead of Day 2 on Sunday. 

Day 1B attracted 161 entries, taking the total to 264, with 89 players through to Day 2. The tournament needs another 171 entries on Saturday's final starting flight to beat its $2 million guarantee.

Justin Sternberg.

Cherish Andrews leads after Day 1A of the WPT Fall Championship. Just 32 players survived from 103 entries, with Day 1B taking place on Friday.

Shannon Shorr bagged the second-biggest stack, with Jesse Lonis, Andrew Lichtenberger, Alex Foxen and Jeremy Ausmus also progressing.

Notably, it was the first WPT event in the US to use slide dealing, introduced at the Venetian in Las Vegas last month.

Cherish Andrews.

Hayley Hochstetler

'You're going to doubt a little bit': 2025 WSOP Main Event finalist Adam Hendrix opens up about life after the Main Event.

It's an introduction to his new YouTube channel, 'Without the Cards', where he'll take you behind the scenes of life as a poker pro, with a sharper focus on the people and wild stories.