There will be 326 remaining players returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas of the 1,962 players who registered yesterday. They compiled a total prize pool of $3,492,360 for Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
When the action begins, players will be only 31 spots away from the money which will guarantee a min-cash of $3,202. Several short stacks are still hanging on, which will surely add to the action and the suspense. A final table appearance will be paying at least $45,871, with first place being worth a sum of $524,777.
Leading the returning hopefuls is Lee Piniatoglou with 738,000, while Mark Seif is close behind with 711,000. Seif is looking to add to his collection with a third lifetime bracelet from this event. Following behind Piniatoglou and Seif are Josh Reichard (666,000), Kai Zheng (567,000), and Chad Brewer (565,000), who round out the top five stacks.
H=1]Top Ten Chip Counts[/H]
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Lee Piniatoglou | United States | 738,000 | 123 |
| 2 | Mark Seif | United States | 711,000 | 119 |
| 3 | Josh Reichard | United States | 666,000 | 111 |
| 4 | Kai Zheng | United States | 567,000 | 95 |
| 5 | Chad Brewer | United States | 565,000 | 94 |
| 6 | Jong Kim | United States | 564,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Marc Macdonnell | Ireland | 561,000 | 94 |
| 8 | Miles Crowder | United States | 510,000 | 85 |
| 9 | Jose Rodriguez | Mexico | 505,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Xie Haoqi | China | 481,000 | 80 |
Some of the notables who bagged at the end of the night were Maria Ho (57,000), Mustapha Kanit (284,000), Nacho Barbero (185,000), and Brad Owen (126,000).
Day 2 kicks off at 10 a.m. with action picking up on Level 16 where blinds will be 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante. Blind levels will be 60-minutes long and players will receive a 15-minute break after every two levels along with an hour-long dinner break at some point.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the action as the day unfolds.
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Brad OwenChad BrewerJosh ReicardKei ZhengLee PiniatoglouMaria HoMark SeifMustapha KanitNacho Barbero
