Star-Packed Field of 57 Returns For Day 2 of Event #67: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship at 1 p.m.
The 57 survivors from the opening day will be joined by a host of new arrivals to chase the money bubble and a spot at the final table when Day 2 of Event #67: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship begins at 1 p.m. local time.
Oatmeal tycoon Brian Tate sits atop the leaderboard at the start of the day with 367,000, with bracelet winners Andrew Yeh (327,000) and Hanh Tran (306,000) rounding out the podium. Robert Wells, looking for redemption after suffering a bad beat near the bubble of the $50,000 PPC a few days ago, is also inside the top five with 281,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Tate | United States | 367,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 327,000 | 41 |
| 3 | Hanh Tran | Austria | 306,000 | 38 |
| 4 | Robert Wells | United Kingdom | 281,000 | 35 |
| 5 | Pierre Lewandowski | France | 280,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Ryan Hoenig | United States | 260,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Jon Turner | United States | 253,000 | 32 |
| 8 | Patrick Stacey | Canada | 236,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 235,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 225,000 | 28 |
Other top stacks include Ryan Hoenig (260,000), Jon Turner (253,000), Main Event champion Joe McKeehen (225,000), Viktor Blom (197,000), “Crazy Mike” Thorpe (179,000), Allen Kessler (175,000), Jennifer Harman (163,000), and Todd Brunson (160,000). Further down the leaderboard of this talent-laden field are Brandon Shack-Harris (146,000), Joao Vieira (102,000), lowball king Billy Baxter (100,000), Scott Seiver (86,000), Ari Engel (85,000), and Gus Hansen (83,000).
A total of 140 players have already entered, just one off last year’s total. The field should blow past that number, as late registration remains open for the first level of the day. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Levels will be 60 minutes today, with a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 15. The plan is to play 10 levels today.
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