Yesterday's Day 1c at the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event drew a massive turnout with 4,262 players showing up for the third and final Day 1 flight, creating a total field of 7,221 for the event — the most since 2010 and third-largest in WSOP history.
Frenchman Victor Saumont was among those who played yesterday, looking to match or improve on his 257th place finish for $36,708 in the Main Event in 2016. Prior to that score Saumont had only collected a few small cashes, though just before the Main had earned his first five-figure score in a Grand Poker Series event at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, so his Main Event run was something special.