2010 World Series of Poker
Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2a In The Bag; Estafanous In The Lead!
After eight levels of intense tournament poker, Day 2a has come to a close in Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship!
At midday, 2,412 wide-eyed and poker-ready players walked eagerly through the doors of both the Amazon and Pavilion Rooms to see what fate awaited them throughout the course of the day.
Corwin Cole began the day as the tournament chip leader, but only saw his stack slide downward as many around him began closing ground. Multiple WSOP bracelet holder Jesper Hougaard, cash game specialists Patrik Antonius and Cole South along with Robert Mizrachi were just a few of those that rose up the leaderboard.
Unfortunately, many would find themselves on the rail including previous champions Carlos Mortensen, Berry Johnston, Tom McEvoy and Bobby Baldwin, along with 2010 bracelet winners Dutch Boyd and Daniel Alaei. The international brigade shrunk slightly with James Akenhead, Marcel Luske, Rob Hollink and Luca Pagona a few to book their flight home early.
Approximately 1,260 players have booked themselves a place on Monday for Day 3, and currently it seems as though Boulos Estafanous will be leading the charge with an amassed 344,100 in chips. Snapping on his heels however will be Randy Dorfman (337,000) Jesper Hougaard (316,200), Rodney Sherry (316,000), Sam Abueid (314,000) and Cole South (304,200).
Throw in a chipped-up Sammy Farha and Patrik Antonius, the dangerous Jason Somerville and Carter Phillips, along with previous champion Johnny Chan and a load of tournament veterans and amateurs, and it is truly still every players tournament to win!
Top Chip Counts
1 Boulos Estafanous 344,100
2 Randy Dorfman 337,000
3 Jesper Hougaard 316,200
4 Rodney Sherry 316,000
5 Sam Abueid 314,000
6 Cole South 304,200
7 Martijn Schirp 303,500
8 Nick Rainey 292,600
9 Johnny Chan 281,600
10 Tony Korfman 275,000
selected chip counts
Patrik Antonius 258,600
Praz Bansi 210,000
Barny Boatman 168,000
Padraig Parkinson 145,000
Joe Cada 92,000
Nicky Evans 77,000
David Ulliott 75,000
JP Kelly 60,000
Chris Moneymaker 57,500
Peter Gould 43,000
Daniel Negreanu 27,900