58 Players Remain in Arizona State Poker Championship

Day 2 of the $1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship has come to an end at Talking Stick Resort, with 58 players remaining from a massive field of 4,018 entries. The tournament generated a $4,018,000 prize pool, and all 58 remaining players have now locked up at least $9,200, with $627,050 waiting for the eventual champion.

Charlie Diep leads the remaining field with 9,510,000 chips, followed by Erik Gault with 8,470,000 and Jonathan Roeder with 7,635,000.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Charlie Diep	United States	9,510,000	159
2	Erik Gault	United States	8,470,000	141
3	Jonathan Roeder	United States	7,635,000	127
4	Toby Price	United States	5,940,000	99
5	John Phan	United States	5,825,000	97
6	Peter Fox	United States	5,470,000	91
7	John Riordan	United States	5,245,000	87
8	George Stojic	United States	5,195,000	87
9	Jared Rogers	United States	5,050,000	84
10	Brett Dolin	United States	4,880,000	81

There was plenty of action throughout Day 2 as players battled their way through the field. Gregory Sessler found himself involved in a three-way all-in and managed to complete a flush on the turn, securing a crucial triple-up. Elsewhere, Erik Gault and Peter Fox clashed in a sizable pot between two of the bigger stacks, with Fox's pocket tens holding against Gault's ace-jack.

Joseph Osterbauer also picked up an important pot late in the day when his ace-king held against ace-deuce, while the field continued to shrink toward the end-of-day target.

The final elimination of the night came on the last hand before the scheduled break, bringing the field down to 58 players and bringing Day 2 to a close.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$627,050	9	$30,566
2	$369,937	10-12	$25,801
3	$224,804	13-16	$22,018
4	$140,214	17-22	$18,809
5	$91,498	25-30	$15,984
6	$63,495	31-41	$13,459
7	$47,133	42-56	$11,202
8	$37,143	57-58	$9,200