Stacked List of Survivors For Day 1 Include Matusow and Hellmuth
The remaining field for the Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. is absolutely stacked. A total of 457 players entered the event; 157 of them remain in contention as they go into Day 2.
At the top of the list is Chris Hunichen, who bagged a healthy stack of 432,500. He has a massive lead over the second-place stack held by Menikos Panagiotou who bagged 310,000.
The third podium is currently occupied by Nick Guagenti with 273,000.
They are the three players best situated to win the lion's share of the $1,220,190 prize pool.
Event #92: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E. Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 432,500 | 54 |
| 2 | Menikos Panagiotou | Cyprus | 310,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 273,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Richard Bai | United States | 268,000 | 34 |
| 5 | Andrei Zhigalov | Russia | 252,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Christina Hill | United States | 249,500 | 31 |
| 7 | Koji Fujimoto | Japan | 240,500 | 30 |
| 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 239,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 237,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 235,000 | 29 |
Other big names in the top ten are Christina Hill (249,500), Allen "the Chainsaw" Kessler (239,000), Bryce Yockey (237,000), and Brandon Shack-Harris (235,000).
Some notables from further down the counts include Naoya Kihara (225,000), Renan Bruschi (214,500), Alex Livingston (202,000), Jesse Lonis (176,000), David Bach (153,000), Matthew Beinner (134,500), Viktor Blom (117,000), Robert Mizrachi (115,500), Mike Matusow (67,000), and Phil Hellmuth (63,300).
Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo is the event's short stack with 8,000.
These players will all return at 1:00 p.m. for Day 2 of the event when the betting limits will be 4,000-8,000.
PokerNews usual live reporting will begin on Day 2.