Day 2 Concludes
From a starting field of 1.054 players, just 136 returned for today's Day 2. And after nine-and-a-half levels we're down to our final nine.
The nine who are returning outlasted several well known players and top pros along the way today, including Karina Jett, Michele Lewis, Maria Ho, Liv Boeree, Svetlana Gromenkova, Lacey Jones, Mimi Tran, Evelyn Ng, and the First Lady of Poker, Linda Johnson.
La Sengphet, who began the day with an enormous lead over the field, continued to enjoy the chip lead for most of Day 2. Eventually, though, others rose to Sengphet's challenge, with Kami Chisholm -- a.k.a. "Dr. Kamikaze" -- at times occupying the top spot when Sengphet was not.
By the end of play, however, it was Sidsel Boesen -- who was involved in multiple big hands with Sengphet today -- who is our overnight leader. Here are the counts at night's end:
Seat 1: Vanessa Hellebuyck - 277,000
Seat 2: Holly Hodge - 279,000
Seat 3: Allison Whalen - 344,000
Seat 4: Kami Chisholm - 529,000
Seat 5: Sidsel Boesen - 789,000
Seat 6: Bonnie Overfield - 226,000
Seat 7: Loren Watterworth - 75,000
Seat 8: Timmi Derosa - 437,000
Seat 9: La Sengphet - 206,000
Though their stacks are unequal, all nine women will be returning with the same dream tomorrow of winning a WSOP bracelet. After some discussion, it was decided they will return at 3 p.m. local time Sunday to continue their quest.
See you back here then!