there were a total of 143 entrants in the main event at the Gulf Coast Poker Classic. The prize pool total is $683,550, with $225,567 and a $10k WPT main event seat going to the eventual champion.
The current big stack belongs to Mark Gallagher who has 168,900.

The top ten include:
mark Gallagher – 168,900
Timm Bullard – 157,500
david Andrew Clancy – 134,000
Mitch Franks – 131,200
Tyler Smith – 130,400
Matt Overstreet – 119,400
Tony Lay – 117,000
Ky Mcpherson – 90,800
Jeremy Gaubert – 76,400
Morris Barrett – 70,200
Here is the remaining players that will come back for day 2 of the main event which will start at 2 p.m. on Sunday:
Table Seat Player Hometown Chips
40 1 Vanessa Rousso Las Vegas, NV 55,500
40 2 Matt Overstreet Las Vegas, NV 119,400
40 3 Morris Barrett Ryan, OK 70,200
40 4 Tyler Smith Smithdale, MS 130,400
40 5 Bob Vaughan Daytona Beach, FL 16,400
40 6 Jennifer Parrish Alma, AR 53,600
40 7 Paris Heard Prairie, MS 53,000
40 8 Ben Thomas Baton Rouge, LA 33,200
41 1 Melvin Skeeles Farmerville, LA 45,100
41 2 Josh Arieh Atlanta, GA 66,800
41 3 Benny Champlin Jonesville, LA 27,700
41 4 Jeremy Gaubert Thibodaux, LA 76,400
41 5 Brian Cospolich New Orleans, LA 49,500
41 6 Mark Gallagher Houston, TX 168,900
41 7 Mitch Franks Tupelo, MS 131,200
41 8 Chris Jones Thomsons Station, TN 52,800
47 1 David McKenna Moore, OK 46,300
47 2 John Dolan Bonita Springs, FL 67,900
47 3 Chris Orourke Tampa, FL 48,700
47 4 David Diaz Memphis, TN 61,100
47 5 James Finlay Tuscaloosa, AL 56,100
47 6 Davy Murrah Lucedale, MS 49,800
47 7 Aaron Rhodes Slidell, LA 13,600
47 8 Danny Smith Heber Springs, AR 30,900
47 9 Jacob Bazeley Cinncinnati, OH 17,200
48 1 Steven Dash St. George Island, FL 31,000
48 2 Brian Hawkins Fort Myers, FL 23,300
48 3 Ron Romano Acworth, GA 57,700
48 4 Ed Bridges Spanish Fort, AL 33,200
48 5 Jae H. Chung Atlanta, GA 62,600
48 6 Tim Bullard Houston, TX 157,500
48 7 Tony Lay Oklahoma City, OK 117,000
48 8 Chad Brown Las Vegas, NV 60,100
52 1 Harrison Agnew Cross Hill, SC 27,100
52 2 David Bearden Dawsonville, GA 68,500
52 3 Pejman ‘Premo’ Niyati Dallas, TX 53,400
52 4 Clay McCord Atlanta, GA 15,600
52 5 Freddie Burnsed Covington, WA 21,700
52 6 James Ruszkiewicz Mukwonago, WI 51,100
52 7 Steve Trizis Largo, FL 58,200
52 8 James Allen Loomis, CA 46,800
52 9 Wendell Arrington Leesburg, GA 43,300
53 1 Hartley St. Petersburg, FL 18,600
53 2 Gene Bauerlein St. Petersburg, FL 25,500
53 3 Justin Allen Dallas, TX 50,900
53 4 David Andrew Clancy Jacksonville, FL 134,000
53 5 Ky MacPherson Austin, TX 90,800
53 6 Mohannad Moeini Gulfport, MS 32,000
53 7 Ron Haveard Pensacola, FL 19,800
53 8 Shane Smith Hiram, GA 25,400
Total chips in play 2,860,000
Players remaining 50
Average stack 57,200