It's time to crown a winner in the RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix New Orleans $800 Main Event. The second and final day of the Main Event will see 37 players return at noon local time to play for the title and lion's share of the $214,900 prize pool.
Leading the way is Yousef Saleh, who finished Day 1c with the overall chip lead after being on the right side of a quads over quads cooler on the stone bubble. Saleh bagged 690,000 at the end of the night, a stack worth nearly 140 big blinds going into the final day.
Day 1a chip leader Daniel Quick is Saleh's nearest rival with 546,000. Meanwhile Day 1b chip leader Frank Alpandinar rounds out the podium with 436,000. Bracelet winner Corey Harrison also returns for Day 2 with 143,000.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Yousef Saleh | United States | 690,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Quick | United States | 546,000 |
| 3 | Frank Alpandinar | United States | 436,000 |
| 4 | Joshua Rhodes | United States | 419,000 |
| 5 | Jeremy Gaubert | United States | 398,000 |
| 6 | Grant Hart | United States | 395,000 |
| 7 | Walker Miskelly | United States | 394,000 |
| 8 | Brian Peyton | United States | 381,000 |
| 9 | Edward Copain | United States | 369,000 |
| 10 | Charles Bartlett | United States | 317,000 |
Play resumes with four minutes left on the clock at Level 13, with blinds of 3,000/5,000 (5,000). Levels will remain 40 minutes in duration and there will be a 15-minute break after every two hours of play.
Full payouts will be available shortly after play begins, with the 36 remaining players all guaranteed at least a $1,469 min-cash. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the final day of the Main Event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is cronwed at the end of the night.
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Brian PeytonCharles BartlettCorey HarrisonDaniel QuickEdward CopainFrank AlpandinarGrant HartJeremy GaubertJoshua RhodesWalker MiskellyYousef Saleh
