Big Stax XVII 500 (Day 1C): Sardor Gaziev Leads Day 1C Heading Into Moving Day

Level 14 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Big Stax XVII 500 Entries: 1,170
Total Big Stax XVII 500 D1C Entries: 640

Behind Sardor Gaziev's arms lay a massive mountain of chips that he will bring into tomorrow's Day 2 as the chip leader from this flight with 559,000.

After picking up some heat post-dinner break, Sardor Gaziev kept his run going through the end of the night and will come into tomorrow third in chips. There is no one from this flight over the 600,000 mark, but there are a few who bagged upwards of 400,000. 

A few other notables who will come into Day 2 with chips include Greg Fishberg, Joe Palma, Mike Dentale and Joe Reddick. Defending Big Stax 500 champion Kevin Grabel also found a bag and will bring 150,000 into tomorrow. 

The full chip counts from Day 1C and the seating assignments for tomorrow's Day 2 will be posted when they are available. As a reminder, Day 2 will start at 12 PM and re-entry and late registration is available through the commencement of play. 

A sample of the bigger counts from Day 1C are below. 

Sardor Gaziev - 559,000
Ibra Ibraimovic - 475,000
Brian Zekus - 447,500
Milos Skekice - 433,000
Matt Costanzo - 432,000
Chris Caruso - 410,000
Ryan McKnight - 405,000