Saturday, October 17, 2015 9:01 AM Local Time
Flight B Chip Counts; Three-Time Ring Winner Josh Reichard is a Beast
In the words of Joshua Turner, Josh Reichard was a beast. The three-time ring winner who hails from nearby Beloit, Wisc. leads the way as 86 advanced from 675 starting in yesterday's Flight B of Event #1, a $365 re-entry event with nine $1,675 Main Event seats added. Reichard transformed his 10,000-chip starting stack into an impressive 238,500 and is in front of second place William Kopp III (210,500) comfortably.
Those joining Reichard for Day 2 include Nadya Magnus (109,500), Turner (101,500), Joseph Hebda (93,000), Mark Fink (48,000) and shortstack Vicky Harrell (32,000).
Top 10 Flight B chip counts:
1. Josh Reichard - 238,500
2. William Kopp III - 210,500
3. Donald Kerr - 201,500
4. Daniel Kammeraad - 177,500
5. Alessandro Ponzio - 171,000
6. Edmond Brooks - 162,000
7. Aldo Martinez - 156,500
8. Charles Vite - 147,500
9. Mark Trnka - 135,000
10. William Herald - 124,000
Complete chip counts from Flight A and Flight B are available under the "Reports" tab above.
Action continues in Event #1 with the third and final starting flight later today. We'll take a closer look at Saturday's play shortly.