The first flight of the Event #33: $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event on GGPoker attracted a field of 437 players with just 61 players advancing to Day 2 on September 26.
A whole host of familiar names made it through — read on to find out who — but those who were unlucky enough to crash out still have seven more starting flights to try and lock up a seat in Day 2.
Event #33: $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| 1 | Sheogorath | Mexico | 1,403,424 |
| 2 | David Yan | Croatia | 1,342,807 |
| 3 | Lexandru | Canada | 1,167,349 |
| 5 | Maddona | Luxembourg | 737,488 |
| 6 | AKmaki95 | Belgium | 733,703 |
| 7 | RAMBO6000 | Austria | 689,261 |
Note: Countries as shown in GGPoker client
Only three players bagged over a million chips, with WSOP Circuit ring winner David Yan sandwiched between Canada's 'Lexandru' and Day 1a chip leader 'Sheogorath'.