Ready....Break!
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Just one half of a level remains in the final Day 1 of the 2010 Main Event, and although the tournament cannot be won today, players can surely jockey themselves into positions to go deep.
A couple of good friends have built up sizable stacks through the first four levels. Jason Mercier (115,000) and Allen Bari (88,000) are amongst our leaders. Mercier's run good spilled over into the sporting world as well - his favorite NBA team, the Miami Heat, picked up LeBron James.
Please, run better Mr. Mercier.
Conversely, success in the sporting world has spilled onto the felt. Dutchman Michiel Sijpkens is atop our chip counts with 170,000 to his name, but we're sure he'd trade that for a victory on Sunday against Spain in the World Cup Final. In a perfect world, the orange crush would continue in both events.
We briefly mentioned some ladies in the field today, but there are two in particular that are off to a good start. Both Vanessa Rousso (82,000) and J.J. Liu (70,000) are comfortably above starting stack and will look to chip up even more during our last half level.
This is our final 20-minute break of the evening and when we return the cards will be in the air for just one more hour.