button in SafariHubbard Bags Chip Lead with 164 Left in $3,000 Nine Game Mix
From a field of 472 players, just 164 remain in Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix.
Leading the way is Stephen Hubbard, who earlier this summer won his first bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw.
He followed that up with a fourth-place finish in the $1,500 Razz, and will be looking for another deep run when the event resumes on Thursday at 1 p.m.
Event #52: $3,000 Nine Game Mix Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 366,500 |
| 2 | Yosif Nawabi | United States | 326,000 |
| 3 | Rafael Perry | United States | 324,000 |
| 4 | Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | 321,000 |
| 5 | Thomas Zanot | United States | 304,500 |
| 6 | Uri Reichenstein | Israel | 302,000 |
| 7 | Nicholas Julia | United States | 287,000 |
| 8 | David Williams | United States | 282,500 |
| 9 | Richard Freitas | Brazil | 263,000 |
| 10 | Tara Dunn | Canada | 259,500 |
Just 71 places will be paid in this event, with a min-cash worth $6,060 and the winner taking home $254,470. Other players looking to lock up that cash when play resumes are David Williams (282,500), Bryn Kenney (242,500), Rob Hollink (140,000), Justin Saliba (134,500), Todd Brunson (111,500) and Naoya Kihara (104,500).
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