button in SafariRichard Dubini Bags a Top 10 Stack in the $2M Gtd Event
The Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em $2 million guaranteed event edged closer to crowning its champion on July 8. While 1,747 entrants bought in during this event's starting flights, only 218 of them remain in contention for a slice of the guarantee-busting $3,467,795 prize pool.
Former PartyPoker-sponsored pro Richard Dubini (827,000) finds himself among the chip leaders on Day 2. The Argentinian, who has almost $2.4 million in live poker tournament cashes, returns to the action in sixth-place, nicely poised to not only reach the money places but eventually progress to the final table.
Only five players finished the night with more chips than Dubini. Borja Gonzalez (1,189,000) is the overall chip leader, followed by Akash Seth (1,079,000), Sung Him Wong (963,000), Robert Pagano (895,000), and Robert Grossglauser (860,000).
$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em $2M Gtd Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borja Gonzalez | 1,189,000 | 149 |
| 2 | Akash Seth | 1,079,000 | 135 |
| 3 | Sung Him Wong | 963,000 | 120 |
| 4 | Roberto Pagano | 895,000 | 112 |
| 5 | Robert Grossglauser | 860,000 | 108 |
| 6 | Richard Dubini | 827,000 | 103 |
| 7 | Ran Shahar | 814,000 | 101 |
| 8 | Devon Shalmi | 784,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Ariel Samuhi | 781,000 | 97 |
| 10 | Keith Murrell | 778,000 | 96 |
Plenty of stellar names are also still in the hunt for the lion's share of this event's prize pool. They include Jim Collopy (427,000), Brek Schutten (410,000), Bobby Baldwin (351,000), Ankit Ahuja (266,000), Bryan Piccioli (230,000), Manig Loeser (211,000), Martin Jacobson (164,000), John Juanda (154,000), Eugene Katchalov (136,000), Benjamin Pollak (126,000), Andrew Moreno (122,000), Roman Hrabec (122,000), and Brian Altman (103,000).
Play resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time on July 9, with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 big blind ante. The average stack is 320,550 chips.