Second Verse

Today is moving day at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Chester Main Event. Day 1 welcomed 269 players to the felt, and that number was reduced all the way down to just 55 by night's end. When the dust settled after 16 levels, Huy Nguyen was atop the leader board after turning his 20,000 starting chips into 241,400 in the chip bag. Nguyen is no stranger to this kind of success. He's already the owner of one Main Event ring from Choctaw, and he's therefore locked up a spot in the 100-player National Championship later this month.

But Nguyen's repeat is a long way from secure. Mike Rocco (not the one that won a bracelet in 2008), is in second place heading into today. He and Nguyen are the only players over 200,000 so far. But there are plenty getting close. Matt Brady had his hands on the chip lead for a chunk of Day 1, and he's gunning for his first ring and a second $1,500 title this year. He's in fourth place with 187,800 chips, and right behind him sits the dangerous Jake Toole with 186,500. Also still in the mix are Ari Engel, Kenny Nguyen, Miguel Borrero, and Mark "diphthong" Herm.

Here's how the field stacks up today:

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
Mark Herm	95,600	1	1
Roland Israelashvili	67,000	1	2
--empty--	--	1	3
Izzet Burak Temel	79,600	1	4
Horatio Hu	Did Not Report	1	5
David A. Henninger	42,900	1	6
Ramana Epparla	78,000	1	7
Denis Gnidash	115,300	1	8
--empty--	--	1	9

--empty--	--	3	1
Greg Kolo	74,900	3	2
Ari Engel	160,000	3	3
Huy Nguyen	241,400	3	4
Sean Knitter	170,700	3	5
Kenny Nguyen	150,000	3	6
Rick Austin	58,000	3	7
Rocco Luciano	145,700	3	8
Paul Shedaker	75,200	3	9

John Andress	86,700	4	1
Fritz Stoner	86,600	4	2
Dane Roemer	99,200	4	3
James Campbell	58,700	4	4
Robert Scott	192,500	4	5
--empty--	--	4	6
Robert Shanguan	11,400	4	7
Ryan Waddell	67,300	4	8
Peter Mavro	186,400	4	9

Eric Siegel	80,000	7	1
Lynne Mitchnick	130,800	7	2
Ed Cotter	99,200	7	3
Mario Silvestri	Did Not Report	7	4
Patrick Houchins	113,600	7	5
Rob Perelman	29,000	7	6
Michael Rocco	210,800	7	7
Alyson Parker	127,100	7	8
--empty--	--	7	9

Julius Krewina	26,200	9	1
Stephen Cinderella	43,000	9	2
Shawn Yesko	88,400	9	3
Franco Bonacci	116,800	9	4
Behrooz Jamshidi	76,400	9	5
Sirous Jamshidi	33,200	9	6
Leanne Rosenblatt	60,600	9	7
--empty--	--	9	8
Akim Akimov	180,800	9	9

Miguel Borrero	145,200	10	1
Josh Mischel	103,500	10	2
Michael DePasquale	168,000	10	3
Robert Hwang	48,700	10	4
Zachary Gruenberg	91,000	10	5
Joseph Renzi	147,100	10	6
--empty--	--	10	7
Dan Kim	15,900	10	8
Trevor Savage	83,600	10	9

Ravi Dalsania	Did Not Report	13	1
Joseph Kent	27,500	13	2
Jonathan Sorscher	33,500	13	3
Andrew Blum	80,000	13	4
Jake Toole	186,500	13	5
Daniel Wellborn	54,700	13	6
Geoff Cudd	81,500	13	7
Matt Brady	187,800	13	8
--empty--	--	13	9