Champion to be Crowned Today in Event #4
The final day of Event #4: $400 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed is now upon here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas after a marathon of Day 1's that saw 1,556 registration slips sold. A total of 190 runners advanced onto Day 2 from the first six flights but only 186 will be taking a seat once the bag bonus was paid out to anyone who made it through more than one flight.
Leading the way is Eider Da Cruz of Gardena, CA, who topped the Day 1d field with a hefty bag of 506,000 (84 bb). Sitting next on the totem pole is Day 1e top dog Cosmic Medrano with 487,000 (81 bb) to begin the day. Sean Byars advanced through the Day 1e flight and is sitting comfortably in third on the leaderboard with 450,000 (75 bb). Rounding out the top five to begin the day are Quinzzy Pratt (441,000), and Michael Jozoff (407,000).
Some notables left in the field include Alexander Connolly (382,000), Day 1a chipleader David Ashkenasi (379,000), Chris Staats (288,000), Jason Gooch (286,000), Blake Whittington (276,000), Eric Salazar (259,000), and Quinton Williams (254,000).
Top 10 Stacks on Day 2
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eider Da Cruz | Gardena, CA | 506,000 | 84 |
| 2 | Cosmic Medrano | Grapevine, TX | 487,000 | 81 |
| 3 | Sean Byars | Arlington, VA | 450,000 | 75 |
| 4 | Quinzzy Pratt | Washington DC | 441,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Michael Jozoff | New York, NY | 407,000 | 68 |
| 6 | John Whitemarsh | Harrisburg,TX | 401,000 | 67 |
| 7 | Zachary Woodward | Arlington, TX | 383,000 | 64 |
| 8 | lexander Connolly | Painesville, OH | 382,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Justus Glover | Pelham, AL | 381,000 | 63 |
| 10 | David Ashkenasi | Wichita, KS | 379,000 | 63 |
The players will begin Day 2 on blinds of 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante that will run 40-minutes in length. All remaining players are now guaranteed at least a min-cash and will play down until a winner has been crowned. The prize pool and payouts will be posted as soon as available.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates, so stay tuned as the action unfolds here on Day 2 of Event #4: $400 NLH $500,000 Guaranteed.
and there was around 35,000 in the pot when Medrano bet 20,000. Connolly called and the dealer flipped over a 
to complete the board.
over for ace-high and Connolly then tabled 
to pull in the pot for a double with his rivered straight.
flop. Sidari then shoved, totaling 122,000 and Sterner called after a moment of thought.
peeled off, giving him the straight. The board completed with a 
and Sterner sent two out the door with his turned straight.
and Fielder looked like he was in a prime position to double. A scary 
turn sealed it for Sterner, taking away all possible chop pots with his newly acquired quads and Lujan was then drawing dead to the 
and there were around 170,000 chips in the pot. Michael Jozoff pushed 275,000 and Eider Da Cruz started to think. 
for a flopped six. It was not enough when Cruz showed 
and Cruz took down the pot, eliminating the Day 1c chipleader from the field here on Day 2.
on the flop and Staats was still in the lead. A 
and Cruz jumped into a commanding lead. A 
board was checked through and Eyzaguirre tabled 
