Flight 1A of the iNinja $500 buy-in, $100k guarantee at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa is in the books. 7 players have made it through the 53 entry field to return on Sunday at 1pm. Here are the players and chip counts that have advanced:
| Name | Chip Count | City |
| Travis Jones | 339,500 | Boise, ID |
| Larry Korgan | 332,500 | Reno, NV |
| Bruce Powell | 188,500 | West Point, CA |
| Richard Liotta | 186,000 | Reno, NV |
| Scott Gould | 106,500 | South Lake Tahoe, NV |
| Dan O’Brien | 101,000 | Tahoe, NV |
| Ray “Ferrari” Sason | 71,500 | Elk Grove, CA |