Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Sadan Turker	158,100 63,100	63,100
Eli Elezra	155,900 48,900	48,900

Ryan Snickles	142,400
Brandon Cantu	130,100 25,100	25,100

Mike Lee	109,200 20,200	20,200
Deepak Bhatti	88,300 9,300	9,300
Layne Flack	74,500 21,500	21,500

Bradley Craig	72,400
Noah Schwartz	69,700 29,700	29,700

Andrew Badecker	69,500 -26,500	-26,500

John Juanda	60,700 25,700	25,700

Jean-Robert Bellande	58,900 -13,100	-13,100

Tyler Bonkowski	55,500

Vanessa Selbst	52,300 9,300	9,300

Adam Wessley	47,900 -32,100	-32,100
Terrence Chan	46,700 -7,300	-7,300

Phil Hellmuth	44,600 14,600	14,600

JP Kelly	43,100 3,100	3,100

Jason Mercier	41,900 -6,100	-6,100

Dylan Linde	40,400 22,400	22,400

Carter Gill	40,200 25,200	25,200
Daniel Idema	37,100

David 'Doc' Sands	37,100 5,100	5,100
Kenny Hallaert	29,300 7,300	7,300
David Levi	15,300

Player

Chips

Progress

Sadan Turker

158,100

63,100

Eli Elezra

155,900

48,900

Ryan Snickles

142,400

Brandon Cantu

130,100

25,100

Mike Lee

109,200

20,200

Deepak Bhatti

88,300

9,300

Layne Flack

74,500

21,500

Bradley Craig

72,400

Noah Schwartz

69,700

29,700

Andrew Badecker

69,500

-26,500

John Juanda

60,700

25,700

Jean-Robert Bellande

58,900

-13,100

Tyler Bonkowski

55,500

Vanessa Selbst

52,300

9,300

Adam Wessley

47,900

-32,100

Terrence Chan

46,700

-7,300

Phil Hellmuth

44,600

14,600

JP Kelly

43,100

3,100

Jason Mercier

41,900

-6,100

Dylan Linde

40,400

22,400

Carter Gill

40,200

25,200

Daniel Idema

37,100

David 'Doc' Sands

37,100

5,100

Kenny Hallaert

29,300

7,300

David Levi

15,300

After 11-hours of poker, Event #2 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em has managed to whittle itself down to 240 players from a huge field of 2,101. We didn't make the money but boy were we close. The man with more chips than anyone else is Sadan Turker, who bagged and tagged an impressive haul of 158,100 chips. Turker is no stranger to finding his way through huge fields after finishing 2nd in last years $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event. That event contained 4,178 entries and he earned $377,411 for that finish, but there is $517,725 up for grabs if he can go one place further this time around.

Hot on the heels of Turker are WSOP bracelet winner Eli Elezra with 155,900, Ryan Snickles with 142,400 and multiple WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Cantu with 130,100. Other superstars of poker returning for Day 2 are the likes of Phil Hellmuth with 44,600, Jason Mercier with 41,900, John Juanda with 60,700 and Vanessa Selbst with 52,300.

Day 2 will commence in the Amazon room at 13:00 where the money bubble will be breached, so make sure you join us at Pokernews for all of the action.

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