Time to Crown a Champion

Day 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open St. Louis Regional Championship is set to kick off in a few minutes, and leading the remaining 15 players is Mark Fledderman. Fledderman bagged 163,900 after a very strong last level, but he will have some tough competition en route to the final table.

Among the top stacks is tour ambassador and Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker, who finished Day 1 with 114,100. The 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion had a very swingy last level, where he dipped as low as 50,000, but fought back and bagged a big stack.

Seven-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Kyle Cartwright is among the 15 remaining players, bagging the 10th-largest stack; 66,200. Cartwright doubled with pocket queens against Matthew Kingston's pocket fives during one of the final levels.

Day 2 Seat Draw

Table	Seat	Name	Chips
47	1	Mark Fledderman	163,900
47	2	Lance Dorsey	22,200
47	3	Michael Belken	86,300
47	4	Todd Bartlett	158,000
47	5	Frank Wyville	92,300
47	6	Chris Moneymaker	114,100
47	7	Todd Metheny	129,700
47	8	Jovan Sudar	56,500
47	9	--empty--

35	1	Matthew Kingston	89,100
35	2	James Basham	104,300
35	3	Derek Shroeder	26,000
35	4	Shabtai Moria	120,100
35	5	--empty--
35	6	Kyle Cartwright	66,200
35	7	Jason Bliven	48,600
35	8	Damjan Radanov	63,700
35	9	--empty--