Day 2 Complete with Tran Leading the Way
Day 2 has come to a close and just 18 players remain. Leading the way is Kwinsee Tran with 269,100 in chips. He's got plenty of firepower behind him including Dwyte Pilgrim (236,500), Ali Eslami (227,500) and Tim West (216,900).
Even despite being down to just two tables in the field, the players have yet to reach to the money. The final 12 players will be paid a minimum of $19,653, but they'll all be gunning for the top prize of $282,242. Other than those aforementioned players, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Terry, Kyle Bowker and Steve Brecher are all still in contention and we'll see them back on the felt tomorrow. The tournament short stack will be Jesse Martin with 18,500 in chips and he'll be looking to run it up tomorrow. Joining him as the only other player below 100,000 in chips is Alejandro Garcia.
Here's a look at the table and seat draw for Day 3, complete with chip counts.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Kyle Bowker | 168,100 |
| 14 | 2 | Scott Montgomery | 103,100 |
| 14 | 3 | Steve Brecher | 157,900 |
| 14 | 4 | Dana Kellstrom | 164,600 |
| 14 | 5 | Joe Parker | 200,000 |
| 14 | 6 | Dwyte Pilgrim | 236,500 |
| 14 | 7 | D.J. Blanchard | 140,700 |
| 14 | 8 | David Peters | 200,500 |
| 14 | 9 | Jesse Martin | 18,500 |
| 15 | 1 | Ali Eslami | 227,500 |
| 15 | 2 | Tim West | 216,900 |
| 15 | 3 | Miller Dao | 186,600 |
| 15 | 4 | Romik Vartzar | 139,000 |
| 15 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | 173,800 |
| 15 | 6 | Kwinsee Tran | 269,100 |
| 15 | 7 | Dylan Wilkerson | 166,000 |
| 15 | 8 | Todd Terry | 108,600 |
| 15 | 9 | Alejandro Garcia | 59,000 |
Play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 noon local time at Harrah's Rincon. The plan is to play down to the final table of nine is set, so we'll have two bubbles to burst. First, the money bubble and second, the final table bubble. Be sure to return right here as PokerNews will have all the live updates for you straight from the floor! We'll see you then.