Day 1a of the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 Main Event attracted 210 players to the felt. When it was all said and done — eight one-hour levels later — England's Toby Lewis topped the surviving pack with 188,000 in chips.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toby Lewis | 188,000 |
| 2 | Boyuan Qu | 149,800 |
| 3 | Kathy Lehne | 130,100 |
| 4 | Andrey Zaichenko | 119,500 |
| 5 | Ryan Blank | 114,400 |
| 6 | Nikolay Panchenko | 107,200 |
| 7 | Mike Watson | 106,700 |
| 8 | Anton Astapau | 104,100 |
| 9 | Dejan Boskovic | 102,000 |
| 10 | Taylor Paur | 100,000 |
Lewis has won a European Poker Tour event before in his poker career.