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Moorman, "ElkY," Koon, and Esfandiari Among Final 21 in Event #30
Event #39: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em originally began with 2,150 runners — which created a $1,935,900 prize pool – but on Day 2 only 235 returned looking to make the money by finishing in the top 216. After 10 levels of play, the field was whittled down to the final 21 with Kai Yang and his stack of 1.35 million best positioned to make a run at the $353,391 first-place prize.
Others still in contention include Chris Moorman (966,000), Franco Ivan Luca (651,000), Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (471,000), Jason Koon (299,000), and Antonio Esfandiari (249,000).
Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Yang | Plano, TX | 1,350,000 |
| 2 | Artur Rudziankov | Brooklyn, NY | 1,090,000 |
| 3 | Chris Moorman | Benfleet, UK | 966,000 |
| 4 | David Chase | Alameda, CA | 954,000 |
| 5 | Koray Aldemir | Vienna, Austria | 699,000 |
| 6 | Franco Ivan Luca | Purta Alta, Italy | 651,000 |
| 7 | Travis Case | Los Angeles, CA | 577,000 |
| 8 | Omri Sabach | Tel Aviv, Israel | 538,000 |
| 9 | Robert Corcione | Bellingham, MA | 535,000 |
| 10 | Vilitan Petleshkov | Bulgaria | 496,000 |
Among those to fall on Day 2 were Shannon Shorr (178th - $1,974), Shaun Deeb (130th - $2,410), Barry Shulman (96th - $2,710), Fedor Holz (59th - $4,917), Brandon Cantu (39th - $7,046), Kathy Liebert (33rd - $8,517), and start-of-the-day chip leader Chris Hinchcliffe (27th - $10,434).
The third and final day of play will kick off at 1:00 p.m. local time Tuesday. Be sure to check back tomorrow to see who captures the gold.