Day 2 Soon To Begin; Neilson In Control!
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Welcome back to the Star City Casino for Day 2 of the PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final!
The 289-player field has been reduced to just 163 with play expected to play down until we reach the money of thirty-two players before play is paused for the night with everyone guaranteed a AU$12,145 payday. Expected to take more than the intended seven levels of play, the following players are best placed to make a run at leading the end-of-day counts.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts:
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Daniel Neilson | Australia | 164,100 |
| 2 | Aaron Tran | Australia | 147,200 |
| 3 | Manuel Hansimikali | Australia | 136,600 |
| 4 | Reza Vakili | Australia | 129,800 |
| 5 | Aleks Brkovic | Australia | 129,100 |
| 6 | Brent Bibby | Canada | 128,800 |
| 7 | Antonis Kambouroglou | Australia | 119,200 |
| 8 | Vijayan Nagarajan | Malaysia | 118,300 |
| 9 | Jai Kemp | Australia | 108,600 |
| 10 | Andrew Hiscox | Australia | 107,600 |
Local player and tournament circuit regular Daniel Neilson is the man everybody is chasing after amassing a 164,100-chip stack; and if things continue in this way, he top off his sensation year that includes the PokerNetwork Player of the Year for his three wins (including a main event and high rollers victory) and twelve other final table finishes.
Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Lee Nelson and Joe Hachem are still in the field, while Aussie Millions Champions Tyron Krost and Stewart Scott, as well as previous winners Martin Rowe and Grant Levy still remain in contention for a shot at the AU$459,510 first prize.
PokerNews will again be on the floor providing the exclusive live updates as we play down to the money in the PokerStars.net APPT Sydney Grand Final. Make sure to stay tuned to your laptops, mobiles or iPads from 12:30 pm AEST for all the action live from the Star City Casino!