Day 2 is Done

The remaining 148 players returned to the Casinos Poland today for the continuation of the 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw. Scheduled for five 75-minute levels, the day was cut short midway though the final round as we reached the requisite 56 players remaining.

Carter Phillips came into play with a commanding chip advantage, and he would increase that lead over the course of the first three levels. A few late slips saw him ousted from that lofty position for the first time in a long time, but he'll still return tomorrow with a well-above-average stack.

Day 1b leader Antony Lellouche struggled to get in a forward gear at all today. His stack was whittled further and further toward the felt all day, but he managed to make a decent recovery to bag up a little over 60,000 at night's end.

It appears that Canadian Clayton Mozdzen has earned himself the top spot heading in the middle day tomorrow. The online qualifier picked and chose profitable spots today, and he saw his stack increase more than threefold over the course of the seven hours. After the final bell sounded, Mozdzen needed two plastic bags in which to stuff his 332,300 chips.

That should be good enough to put him well in the lead, though we'll have to wait for the official chip counts from the tournament staff. The 56 who survived Day 2 will be right back here tomorrow to pick up the action on Day 3. Of course, we'll be here following all the action, and we hope you will join us too.

Until tomorrow, goodnight from Poland.