Players have returned from their dinner break with full stomaches, and are ready to close out play in this Day 1 of the Tournament of Champions. Below, you will see a handful of notables, including some players who punched their ticket to this event in this very series.

Be sure to come back in the morning for the Day 2 return list to find out if these players are still around to try and claim this WSOP bracelet!

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Christina Gollins – 165,000
Sally Stephens – 148,000
Nick Pupillo – 130,000
David “The Dragon” Pham – 125,000
Mel Gardner – 122,000
Johnny Bromberg – 115,000
Sami Bechahed – 85,000
John Monnette – 78,000
Adam Hendrix – 75,000
Maurice Hawkins – 72,000
Christian Roberts – 65,000
Shirley Rosario – 65,000
Quoc Le – 60,000
Phil Hellmuth – 55,000