button in SafariJamie Gold 2nd in Chips as 37 Players Remain
Day 2 of Event #59: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is in the books. 309 players returned from the starting field of 2,155 and while Guiliano Bendinelli holds the chip lead, none other than 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold is second in chips with 37 players remaining.
Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guiliano Bendinelli | 1,551,000 |
| 2 | Jamie Gold | 1,067,000 |
| 3 | Jesse Yaginuma | 773,000 |
| 4 | Aurelien Guiglini | 734,000 |
| 5 | Luis Freitas | 711,000 |
| 6 | Ari Engel | 673,000 |
| 7 | Harrison Gimbel | 645,000 |
| 8 | Joe Kuether | 598,000 |
| 9 | Alex Lindop | 587,000 |
| 10 | Haixia Zhang | 580,000 |
In addition to Gold, the top 10 is stacked with the likes of Ari Engel, Harrison Gimbel, Joe Kuether and 2014 WSOP Ladies champion Haixia Zhang.
Others still in hunt include Mark Darner (492,000), Michael Banducci (471,000), Yorane Kerignard (300,000), Mario Silvestri (281,000) and William Reynolds (185,000).
Play resumes at 1 p.m. Wednesday and the plan is to play down to a winner.