Croft Cruises to the Chip Lead as Day 2 Concludes

It took just about nine levels, but nine players have emerged from the starting Day 2 field of 71 to make it to the final table.

It was a tumultuous day for many, but not for chip leader Charles "Brandon" Croft. He steadily built his stack throughout the beginning stages of the day, then scored elimination after elimination to vault to the chip lead in the middle. After slowing down and letting the the rest of the field go at it, Croft eliminated Joanne Dorin in 10th place to reclaim the chip lead with 1,397,000.

Here are the final table chip counts:

Seat 1: Tam Ly - 738,000
Seat 2: Dave Cubeta - 434,000
Seat 3: Chris Bonita - 339,000
Seat 4: Mark Sykes - 1,024,000
Seat 5: Brandon Croft - 1,397,000
Seat 6: Mike Summers - 469,000
Seat 7: Manish Patel - 194,000
Seat 8: Jesus Cabrera - 1,128,000
Seat 9: Matthew Waxman - 1,334,000

Play resumes at 12 p.m. local time tomorrow to determine the winner. Our Live Reporting team will be on the floor to bring you all the final table action, so be sure to tune in. Good night from Atlantic City!