Day 2 Concludes
Robert Woodcock began the day on the big stack, and he made it all the way to the final table bubble before being ousted in a race with Andrew Chen. Among the other casualties of Day 2 were Max Stern, Carter Gill, and Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet.
The story of the day, though, was Ryan Fee, who picked his way steadily through the field to accumulate a sizable chip lead. Once he got it, he would not relinquish it, and he'll take that position into tomorrow's final table as well. Spending the majority of the day listening to music on his iPod, Fee was the life of the party at each table he played, jesting with the other players and striking up random conversations with his tablemates and spectators alike.
Our one remaining woman may not have a big chip stack, but she could well be the crowd favorite. Maria Stern had the support of her friends and family, as well as unrelated cheerleaders here tonight. She was tight and methodical throughout the day, picking her spots and waiting for the right situations. She will be riding the second-shortest stack tomorrow, but only a fool would count her out at this stage.
The final table is scheduled for 12:00 noon local time tomorrow, when our eight remaining finalists will return to the featured table to fight it out for the win. There's more than a quarter-million dollars on the line, and we hope you'll join us right back here tomorrow as we find our champion!