Day 2 of the partypoker WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open concluded on Tuesday evening with 150 players surviving. The end-of-day chip leader was Cong Pham (pictured above), who finished with 852,000, well ahead of John-Allan Hinds (638,000), his closest competitor.
With 150 players remaining from a total field of 1,171, the average chip stack is about 235,000 (47 big blinds). The official chip counts and seating assignments can be found here, and the top 10 are listed below:
1. Cong Pham – 852,000 (170 bb)
2. John-Allan Hinds – 638,000 (128 bb)
3. Gianni Arcuri – 613,000 (123 bb)
4. Sam Taylor – 560,000 (112 bb)
5. David Diaz – 519,000 (104 bb)
6. Mukul Pahuja – 493,000 (99 bb)
7. John Gale – 492,500 (99 bb)
8. Paul Snead – 476,500 (95 bb)
9. Barry Hutter – 465,500 (93 bb)
10. Daniel Hindin – 465,000 (93 bb)
And here’s a look at the remaining WPT Champions Club members that we’ve confirmed are still in the field.
Anthony Gregg – 387,000 (77 bb)
David Paredes – 330,000 (66 bb)
Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 329,500 (66 bb)
Brian Altman – 268,500 (54 bb)
Tony Ruberto – 263,500 (53 bb)
Amir Babakhani – 221,000 (44 bb)
Asher Conniff – 171,500 (34 bb)
James Calderaro – 160,500 (32 bb)
Andy Frankenberger – 145,000 (29 bb)
Anthony Zinno – 125,000 (25 bb)
Mike Linster – 104,000 (21 bb)
Steve Brecher – 80,500 (16 bb)
With 1,171 entries, the total prize pool is $3,748,371. The final 110 players will finish in the money, guaranteeing them at least $7,047, and the six finalists will earn at least $166,803 each. The winner will bank $816,246, and lock up a seat in the historic WPT Tournament of Champions.
Day 3 is scheduled to begin on Wednesday at 12:00 noon ET. Return to WPT.com for continuing coverage as the field bursts the money bubble and plays down to the final three tables.
Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com