Davis said: “I’ve really been playing my A game and it seems to have paid off so far. Obviously there are still a few days remaining but I’m going to take each day as it comes.”
Edward Ihre MD of Ladbrokes Poker added: “This is the third consecutive year that Steve has been the team captain of Ladbrokes Poker. It’s great to see him doing so well and we’re hoping that he will better his cash of $20k in 2006.”
He continued, “His experience of playing snooker at the highest level means that he can maintain the optimum concentration levels for long periods of time and he’s really put this to good use throughout this tournament. This coupled with his determination and dedication is an inspiration to the entire team and I for one, would be very surprised if he does not cash this year!”
Twenty five percent of Team Ladbrokes have made it through to day three, including Ladbrokes Poker sponsored player and World Heads Up champion Jeff ‘Jaffacake’ Kimber who will start day three with 174,200 chips another familiar name and member of Team Ladbrokes Paul ‘Actionjack’ Jackson will start day three with 126,100 chips.As well as the Ladbrokes crew, a number of familiar names from this side of the Atlantic have made it through to day three. Of those, blondeite Andrew Teng has the biggest stack with 314,200, whilst the likes of Kieth Hawkins and Lam Trinh aren't too far behind.
Meanwhile, the stars are out in full force, both Phil Hellmuth (196,000) and Johnny Chan (196,000) flying high. Also in contention are Nemad Medic, Cliff Josephy, Phil Gordon, Chip Jett and Jeff Madsen whilst Team PokerStars pro Victor Ramdin appears to be winning the battle of the high profile players with a whopping 307,600.
The current top 50 heading into day three is as follows:
Brian Schaedlich 801,000
Peter Biebel 531,000
Alex Outhred 486,800
Baja Kattamuri 411,100
Hunter Frey 397,000
Jeremiah Smith 386,000
Steven Goosen 362,100
Patrick Fortin 355,900
Reagan Silber 355,500
Kellen Hunter 354,100
Brandon Adams 353,600
David Rheem 353,000
Paul Snead 335,500
Rafael Caiaffa 334,500
Ronald Adams 333,550
Farhad Sinae 328,500
Cornel Pazai 328,100
Matthew Calhoun 325,800
Eric Crain 315,000
Terry Lade 315,000
Andrew Teng 314,200
Leroy Spires 313,300
Nhan Le 312,000
Victor Ramdin 307,600
Chad Layne 306,300
Jeffrey Anderson 303,600
Howard Boyd 303,200
Christopher Olson 302,500
David Dao 300,800
Matt Kennedy 296,100
Charles Dolan 296,000
Serge Grenier 292,900
Dustin Holmes 287,800
Nenad Medic 283,100
Jason Riesenberg 282,100
Benjamin Zamani 280,000
Jose Gomez Martin 278,900
Jeremy Joseph 276,500
Soren Petersen 274,700
Denny Lee 274,300
J Mclane 272,600
Mike Blockside 271,900
Robert Mizrachi 270,000
Diogo Borges 269,100
Khalil Abujawdeh 268,900
Anthony Zinno 266,200
Paul Garth 265,500
Edward Roger 265,400
Peter Biebel 531,000
Alex Outhred 486,800
Baja Kattamuri 411,100
Hunter Frey 397,000
Jeremiah Smith 386,000
Steven Goosen 362,100
Patrick Fortin 355,900
Reagan Silber 355,500
Kellen Hunter 354,100
Brandon Adams 353,600
David Rheem 353,000
Paul Snead 335,500
Rafael Caiaffa 334,500
Ronald Adams 333,550
Farhad Sinae 328,500
Cornel Pazai 328,100
Matthew Calhoun 325,800
Eric Crain 315,000
Terry Lade 315,000
Andrew Teng 314,200
Leroy Spires 313,300
Nhan Le 312,000
Victor Ramdin 307,600
Chad Layne 306,300
Jeffrey Anderson 303,600
Howard Boyd 303,200
Christopher Olson 302,500
David Dao 300,800
Matt Kennedy 296,100
Charles Dolan 296,000
Serge Grenier 292,900
Dustin Holmes 287,800
Nenad Medic 283,100
Jason Riesenberg 282,100
Benjamin Zamani 280,000
Jose Gomez Martin 278,900
Jeremy Joseph 276,500
Soren Petersen 274,700
Denny Lee 274,300
J Mclane 272,600
Mike Blockside 271,900
Robert Mizrachi 270,000
Diogo Borges 269,100
Khalil Abujawdeh 268,900
Anthony Zinno 266,200
Paul Garth 265,500
Edward Roger 265,400
Dan Assor 264,900
William Purle 264,500
William Purle 264,500