The Chip Bags are Out!
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By the end of the night, 30 tables remained in the pink section of the Brasilia Room. That suggests that somewhere between 233 and 240 players made it through what Jason Mercier described as "a grind" to return for Day 2 play.
We tried to eyeball the biggest stacks in the room at the end of the day to determine who the chip leader might be and came up with two names that were neck-and-neck. Andy Black was sitting behind about 57,000 as play was winding down. On the other side of the room, Eric Kurtzman looked to have approximately 54,000. With limits at 500 and 1,000 as we finished, one pot in either direction for either player could have changed their position in the counts.
For now, we'll go out on the most unofficial of limbs and declare Andy Black as the overnight chip leader. When that turns out to be wrong, remember that chip counting is not an exact (or static) science.
Players will return for their restart at 2pm tomorrow. With so many still in the field, we are sure to play all the way through until 3am -- and a very long Day 3 is probably in store as well. Fear not. PokerNews will be there to provide coverage of all of the action.
Good night!