Mike Sandler Leads the Way With 14 Players Remaining
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After a full day of action on the felt saw 194 entries and reentries recorded in Event 10, a total prize pool of $112,908 was generated with $33,873 waiting up top for the eventual winner.
From the original field, just 14 players remain in contention for the title, and Mike Sandler leads the way with 355,000 to work with when play resumes tomorrow at noon local time.
Sandler will be trailed closely by Joe Clarkin (336,000), while Jeremy Stein (295,000), Brian Correro (239,500), Erkut Yilmaz (223,000) and Bruce Yamron (219,500).
The terror of Atlantic City will also be back looking for another trophy for his parent's china cabinet, as longtime pro Joe McKeehen bagged 186,000 heading into tomorrow's final day of play.
McKeehen is a local legend of sorts, racking up over $888,000 in reported live earnings over his four-year career on the felt, with more than a dozen cashes coming right here in the East Coast's own poker hotspot. McKeehen took down a title last January at the Borgata Winter Poker Open, and he will have a definitive edge in terms of experience when play resumes.
A number of notable names and professional players took their shot on Day 1 of this event, as Joe Kuether, Anthony Zinno, Luke Edwards, Eric Baldwin, Aaron and Ralph Massey, Dan Heimiller, Kevin Saul, Amnon Filippi, Keven Stammen, Matt Salsberg, Justin Young, Emad Alabsi and She Lok Wong all fell short of the money.
With the money bubble already burst and the min-cashes claimed, take a look at the potential payouts waiting for the final 14 players:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $33,873 |
| 2 | $18,630 |
| 3 | $10,726 |
| 4 | $9,033 |
| 5 | $6,774 |
| 6 | $5,645 |
| 7 | $4,516 |
| 8 | $3,387 |
| 9 | $2,540 |
| 10-12 | $2,258 |
| 13-15 | $1,976 |
| 16-18 | $1,694 |
over 
- but his rocket ship was just shot down by Steve Saklad.
in the hole, and after Saklad called with his 
, Kirsch announced that he did not know what card lay hidden underneath yet another ace. He slowly slid the remainder of his hand out from under the prettiest card in the deck, no doubt hoping to find bullets for the third time in less than 30 minutes.
waiting underneath, and the final board ran out 
to leave him with no pair... and no chips.
in an earlier confrontation, also moved all in and Stein called off the remainder of his stack hoping ladies would do him right the second time around.
and Kirsch's 
, and when the board ran out clean coming 
he scored a huge triple up to rebound after the earlier loss to Kirsch.
before the flop.
to bear hoping to notch the knock out, and that he did when the final board rolled out 
and Erkut Yilmaz fired out a bet of 7,500. Clarkin flatted and the turn came 
river both players slowed down by knuckling the felt.
against Armando Then's 
to put the pro at risk. The turn and river bricked off and Kuether headed for the exits, while Then moved up to an average chip stack with just two eliminations remaining until the bubble bursts.
face up and take a lap around the room to reflect.
