Day 2 Is Done, Schulman Leads the Pack
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We came back today with 413 players and didn't really expect even to make the money, but in the event we smashed that bubble at 128th place in no time at all. After seven levels the number on the board when we went to our last three hands was 117, meaning that somewhere in the region of probably 115 will be returning tomorrow when we start to battle it out for the serious money.
Chip leader as we head into Day 3 seems to be Nick Schulman, who wrote the princely sum of 742,500 on his bag as he headed to bed. Close behind him, though, are Jean Francois Talbot on 635,000 and David Sesso on 642,000, and among those still in the running are Vicky Coren, Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro and Chris Moneymaker.
Players, press and tournament staff alike are now heading to their respective hotels and slumping into their respective beds after a long and intense day of poker, but we'll be back here in the Salle des Etoiles tomorrow at noon CET to see how this turns out. 'Til then from Monte Carlo it's bon nuit et au revoir.