Dapo Ajayi's title defense in the $3,800 buy-in World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event is off to a strong start following an impressive Day 1b session Saturday.
The reigning champ dominated the 964-player field last year — a $3,700 buy-in in 2021 — for $558,610. He bagged 305,000 chips on Day 1, leaving him with over 120 big blinds heading into Sunday's Day 2 session (1,500/2,500/2,500).
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Eric Zbikowski is another player who finished the Day 1b session with a big stack and is one of 254 out of the initial 787 players remaining.