Charles Poole’s journey from a free Pub Poker Giveaway with the Moneymaker Tour in Florida has taken him all the way to the Caribbean Poker Series in Aruba. After winning his seat into the $1,700 Moneymaker Tour Main Event NLH $300,000 GTD, Poole has made the most of the opportunity, finishing Day 1A as the chip leader at Hilton Aruba’s Casino.
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Below are the full Day 1A chip counts:
| Charles | Poole | 736,000 |
| Herb | Hogdon | 658,000 |
| Pieter | Susebeek | 619,000 |
| Davy | Stevens | 490,000 |
| Paul | Nhieu | 463,000 |
| Lawrence | Beach | 449,000 |
| Jason | Eskridge | 395,000 |
| Hicham | Elyamani | 367,000 |
| Pim | Van Wasseberg | 364,000 |
| Kim | McCormack | 286,000 |
| Brad | Anderson | 273,000 |
| Ryan | Ramsdell | 218,000 |
| Chance | Williams | 165,000 |
| Micheal | Baumann | 150,000 |
| Benjamin | Lazier | 92,000 |
