Doug Polk Among Big Stacks on Day 2 of Main Event
It is time for Day 2 of Event #13: $3,000 Main Event which gets underway at 2 p.m. Ten 60-minute levels will be played today as the field has 259 players returning for action today, so prepare for play to be deep at the start and for things to get a bit more intense as the day progresses.
Headlining Day 2 is none other than Lodge Poker Club part owner Doug Polk who is among the largest stacks on Day 2. He brings in 263,000 which is 16th in chips and good for 131 big blinds to start the day.
Starting the day as chip leader is Dien Le, with 435,500 as he bagged the largest stack from Day 1e, and Raymond Brint is right behind him in second place with 401,500 as the only two players to have an over 400,000 chip stack.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dien Le | Bellevue, WA | 435,500 | 218 |
| 2 | Raymond Brint | Whitehorse, OH | 401,500 | 201 |
| 3 | Steven Sarmiento | Forrest Hills, NY | 375,500 | 188 |
| 4 | Jack Peterson | Littleton, CO | 358,500 | 179 |
| 5 | Charles Alex-Barton | Boston, MA | 357,000 | 179 |
| 6 | Anthony Hu | Las Vegas, NV | 348,000 | 174 |
| 7 | Andrew Moreno | Las Vegas. NV | 317,500 | 159 |
| 8 | Miguel Carpriles | Miami, FL | 295,000 | 148 |
| 9 | Stephen Song | West Palm Beach, FL | 291,000 | 120.5 |
| 10 | Darren Rabinowitz | Las Vegas, NV | 291,000 | 120.5 |
There are many well-known players still alive. Just to name a few; Andrew Moreno who enters the day with the seventh largest stack at 317,500, Stephen Song with 291,000 which is in the top ten stacks.
Both Alex Foxen and Kristen Foxen will be competing on Day 2 as Alex has 144,500 while Kristen has shorter stack of 78,500 which still has plenty of play at this part of the tournament.
Play will start at Level 10 with blinds at 1,000/2,000/2,000 with each one going 60-minutes and play stopping after ten are player where the remaining players will bag up and gear up to return for Day 3 which is on Monday at 2 p.m.
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