WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event Day 2 | WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

01-20-2008 12:58 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The cards are in the air!

01-20-2008 12:41 UTC-5

WSOP Circuit Event Tunica - Day 2

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Good Morning from Tunica Mississippi! It's 11:40am local time and preparations have begun. Tournament staff have partitioned off a four-table area for today's play. Of the 180 hopefuls who entered this championship event, only 29 remain. Players will be seated as they were at the end of Day One, but will redraw when the field reaches 27 players.

Mark Garner of Little Rock, Arkansas is the Day 2 chip leader with 263,500. It will be an uphill battle for Gene Baverlein of St. Petersburg, Florida who starts the day as the short-stack with a modest 10,000 chips.

With several big-name professionals still alive, the hype surrounding this event is still very high. Multiple bracelet winners Josh Arieh and Tom Schneider are still in the hunt as is veteran "Captain" Tom Franklin. Former law student and game theory expert Vanessa Rousso appears to be the fan favorite. As the only female player remaining, she is well above average in chips with 180,500.

With things on schedule, play should begin shortly. Stay with us as this field of 29 is reduced to the 9 players that will comprise Tuesday's final table.