Gonzales Climbing; Givens Enters

We apologize for the delay in updates, as technical issues held up the coverage briefly. In the mean time, Will Givens has entered the tournament. Givens is a regular at Mid-States Poker Tour stops here in his home state, having made the final table of the event here in March of last year, where he scored $15,855 for sixth place. Givens then hit it big at the WSOP last year, taking down his first bracelet along with $306,634 in prize money in Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em. He also made the final table of Event #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, where he finished fourth for $84,680.

At another table, Danny Gonzales has managed to shoot up to more than 100,000 in chips, a fantastic start in the early levels.