Event #36: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Day 2 | 2010 World Series of Poker

When the whistle blew at 2:30 this afternoon there were 451 players crowded into one corner of the Amazon Room. 12 hours later that number has plummeted to just 38 players, all of whom are taking up just five tables.

The money bubble came quick, popping in less than two levels of play. The action that followed was fast and furious as short stacks wasted little time getting all their money into the middle with a few fortunate players taking advantage of the pace and building huge stacks.

A good many notable players failed to make it through the day. Marco Traniello, Live Boeree, Gualter Salles, Ari Engel, Neil Channing, Antoine Saout, Leo Margets, and David Sands were all eliminated before play concluded for the day.

But that's not to take away from the players who will be back tomorrow to battle their way to the final table. Chip leaders include John Clancy (774,000), Josh Goldstein (511,000) and Mick Carlson (423,000). But it's not going to be easy for our chip leaders. Svetlana Gromenkova, Scott Montgomery, and Ryan D'Angelo are just a few of the players waiting to bite into those big stacks.

Join us tomorrow at 2:30pm local time as we work our way to the final table. It should be a shorter day, allowing those who make the final table to get a proper night's sleep before gearing up to take down the $481,760 first place prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Clancy	774,000
Timothy Beeman	549,000
Joshua Goldstein	511,000
Mick Carlson	423,000
Daniel Carbonari	413,000
Michael Muldoon	374,000
Sebastien Roy	372,000
Richard Florestan	337,000
Ryan D'Angelo	336,000

Michael Dietrich	320,000
Benjamin Meredith	314,000
David Sanchez	305,000
Brent Roberts	295,000
Giuseppe Padovano	252,000
Dmitry Vitkind	241,000
Peter Dufek	240,000
Luther Lewis	210,000
Daniel Fuhs	209,000

Bradley Bury	207,000
Joseph Pitti	202,000
John Dolan	199,000
Adam Richardson	193,000
Svetlana Gromenkova	188,000

Michael Michnik	180,000
Curtis Nozawa	169,000

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