The Season XV World Poker Tour® Legends of Poker Main Event continued on Sunday with the second of two starting days. The day came to a close after 10 levels of intense poker action, and it was Reuben Hoang who finished on top with a stack of 232,300 in chips.
Hoang was one of the bigger stacks in the room in the latter half of the day, and in the final level he won a three-way clash that saw him secure the lead. It all happened in Level 10 with the blinds at 500/1,000 with a 100 ante. On the 
flop, Hoang and two others got all the money in. Hoang had top pair and a flush draw with the 
, and he was in great shape against the 
of one opponent and the 
of the other. The 
on the turn and 
on the river kept Hoang in front, and he scooped in the pot.
Day 1B Top 10 Chip Counts
1. Reuben Hoang – 232,300
2. Daniel Geyser – 190,100
3. Suni Ruwanpura – 180,800
4. Ralph Castaneda – 180,700
5. Ronald Minnis – 151,500
6. Zi Li – 147,400
7. Mike Shariati – 145,000
8. Mitchell Garshofsky – 139,100
9. Benjamin Ector – 138,400
10. Andrew Gerl – 136,100
Defending champion Mike Shariati also had a successful day on the felt, bagging up a hefty 145,000 in chips. Last season, Shariati win over $675,000 in this event and the win helped propel his run towards taking the Hublot WPT® Player of the Year title.
James Mackey, winner of the WPT Choctaw Main Event and frontrunner in the Season XV Hublot WPT Player of the Year race, also finished with over 100 big blinds in his stack. He bagged up 128,900 in chips.
Registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 on Monday, Aug. 29, at 12 p.m. PT, and one could expect the field size to grow above the 629 entries currently tallied. The second starting flight attracted 383 entries.
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