Play for day 1C at the North American Poker Championship is complete. End of day chip counts and details forthcoming. Darus Suharto, of November Nine fame, is trying to keep up with Ivan Demidov. Demidov, also a November Niner, made it to the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe a week ago and now Suharto shot to the top of the chip counts on day 1C. Whether he can make a deep run is yet to be seen but for now Darus is right up at the top with his 188,000 chips.

Stephen “Stevie444″ Chidwick (right) also came out of day 1C in strong position, with 165,700 chips going into his bag when play ended. A full rundown of the day 1C chip counts is Available Here.

Here is a rundown of some of the chip counts from Day 1C:
Stephen “Stevie444″ Chidwick - 165,700
Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar - 99,600
Mike “Timex” McDonald - 86,900
Brian “SN8WMAN” Hawkins - 75,600
Phil “USCPhildo” Collins - 72,800
Mike “SirWatts” Watson - 49,500
Adrian “flmodesq21″ Gavile - 45,000
Daniel “poncholoco” Youngblood - 30,300

• October 12, 2008 -- Recent Winners
• October 14, 2008 -- Back to Back? Vivek Takes The Lead
• October 12, 2008 -- European Success
• October 12, 2008 -- North American Poker Championship Day 1C Gallery