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Benjamin Rolle Bags Day 1b Chip Lead in WPT World Online Championships Main Event

Day 1b of the World Poker Tour World Online Championships Main Event on partypoker kicked off yesterday with 490 players getting into the action.

Combined with the 521 players entering on Day 1a, the event attracted a total of 1,011 entrants to generate a $10,110,000 prize pool to squeeze past the event's lofty $10 million guarantee.

A total of 76 players advanced to Day 2 on Day 1b including partypoker ambassadors Jason Koon and Isaac Haxton. They will be joined by the 80 players that advanced on Day 1a including partypoker ambassadors Philipp Gruissem and Dzmitry Urbanovich.