Joe Bohl Leads Day 1a at 2018 SIGA Poker Championship

The 2018 Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Poker Championship got underway with the first of two Day 1s on Friday. The $675 event is the premier event on the SIGA poker calendar every year, and Day 1a drew a total of 134 entries. The player with the most chips at the end of day was Joe Bohl.

Players started the day with a stack of 30,000, and play proceeded throughout the day with 30 minute blind levels. Day 1s of the SIGA Poker Championship play down to 15% of the field, or 16 levels, whichever comes first. In this case, they played 16 full levels and when the clock was stopped there were just 24 players remaining with chips in front of them

The man at the top of the list was Joe Bohl, sitting on a stack of 317,000, just a bit ahead of Brian Borsheim, the second stack of 307,500. They were the only players on Day 1a to crack the 300,000 chip barrier, but Mark Whitstone came close with 290,000.

Some other notables to make it through to Day 2 included Kyle Stronski, Jordan Cossette, Phil Riley, and Sol Bergren. The full list of players bagging chips after Day 1a is below.

Players still have another chance to book a seat in Day 2, with the second Day 1 running on Saturday. Day 2 kicks off at noon on Sunday, and play will continue until the champion is crowned.