Day one of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals main event in Connecticut saw numerous players come and go, but it was the famous faces who emerged to fight another day.

The current chip leader is Daryn Firicano, who racked up a formidable $340,000 by the end of play. While Firicano is not yet a household name, a placing at the World Series of Poker(WSOP) final table this summer means he is hardly an unknown.

Though $110,000 ahead of the rest of the field, Firicano will know he cannot afford to relax while names such as Hoyt Corkins, Kathy Liebert, Barry Greenstein and all-time money list leader Tuan Le are still in the contest.

With the final set to start at 14:00 local time on Thursday, the 150 players left in the draw seem set for a frantic few days of intensive competition.

Last year’s main event was won by Nick Schulman and featured over 780 entrants – more than the total number of players who entered in the first ten years of the competition.

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