Day 2 Ends with A.J. Kelsall Leading the Final 159 Players

Photo:  Chipleader A.J. Kelsall

When the field is down to 162 players, the clock is paused with 11:15 remaining in Level 16, and every table finishes the current hand to stop for the night.

Of the 19 tables, three of them finished with an all-in situation on the last hand, and in all three, the short stack was eliminated. So the day ends with 159 players.

The chipleader is A.J. Kelsall, who finished with 768,500 (192 big blinds). The full list of official chip counts and the Day 3 seat draw will be released by the casino late tomorrow morning, but in the meantime, here is an unofficial top 10:

1.  A.J. Kelsall  –  768,500  (192 bb)
2.  Chun Li  –  755,000  (189 bb)
3.  Dan Colpoys  –  590,500  (148 bb)
4.  Richard Foster  –  587,000  (147 bb)
5.  Chase Bianchi  –  568,000  (142 bb)
6.  Joe McKeehen  –  548,000  (137 bb)
7.  Sean Remz  –  512,000  (128 bb)
8.  Will Givens  –  510,000  (128 bb)
9.  Stephen Song  –  509,000  (127 bb)
10.  Jonathan Little  –  506,500  (127 bb)

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12:00 noon EST, when play will begin with the 30-second Action Clock in use. The field is three spots away from the money, and the final 156 players are guaranteed at least $6,129 each. Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $651,928*
2nd:  $434,614
3rd:  $321,533
4th:  $240,251
5th:  $181,329
6th:  $138,254
7th:  $106,497
8th:  $82,888
9th-10th:  $65,192
11th-12th:  $51,819
13th-14th:  $41,632
15th-16th:  $33,811
17th-20th:  $27,760
21st-24th:  $23,046
25th-32nd:  $19,347
33rd-40th:  $16,426
41st-48th:  $14,106
49th-56th:  $12,254
57th-64th:  $10,771
65th-72nd:  $9,580
73rd-80th:  $8,623
81st-89th:  $7,857
90th-98th:  $7,247
99th-116th:  $6,767
117th-134th:  $6,399
135th-156th:  $6,129

Stay tuned to WPT.com for a recap of the Day 2 action later tonight, followed by the Day 3 seat draw tomorrow morning.

Photo:  Chun Li finished Day 2 second in chips.

* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com