Sunday, October 29, 2017 11:32 AM Local Time
Day 2 Begins at Noon
A total of 42 players advanced through the starting flights, and they're set to resume the run this afternoon.
Steve Bierman has a huge lead at the moment. Bierman played Day 1B on Friday, and it went about as well as possible. He ended the day with 440,000 chips, nearly twice as much as anyone else.
Here's the top five:
1. Steve Bierman - 440,000
2. Richard Cotham - 224,000
3. Vincent Remmel - 216,000
4. Shane Gonzales - 215,000
5. Steve Foutty - 205,000
Steve Foutty is a three-time Circuit winner already, in good position to add to that total. Tony Bracy (187,000) is also near the top, as is Rico Carli (145,000), who's working on a record-extending 134th cash on the WSOP Circuit. Carli has three rings, too.
Day 2 chip counts | Day 2 seat draw
One minute after they restart, blinds will increase to 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante. That puts the average stack around 20 big blinds, and they'll battle it out to a winner before the end of the day.
Everyone left will earn at least $956 today, with a ring and more than $30,000 reserved for the winner.
Play resumes at 12 p.m.