Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Restarts at 1.00 p.m.
The surviving 201 players from a total field of 996 will resume play in Event #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em this afternoon with ten one-hour levels already under their collective belt and ten more on the cards for today��s Day 2. Three-quarters of those unbagging today will make the money: 150 will be paid a minimum of $3,746 from the $2,241,000 total prize pool.
With a truly international field taking to the felt, there are multiple prior bracelet winners floating around the Amazon Room like sharks circling their prey. Brock Parker, Josh Arieh, Martin Jacobson, Kristen Bicknell, David ��Bakes�� Baker plus current second and third in chips Barny Boatman and Mark Radoja are just a few of the decorated players hoping to add to their jewelry collection.
Others unpacking sizeable stacks include Antal Mezei (246,400), Danish player Sebastian Percy-Smith (245,000) and the Day 1 chip leader Baitai Li, who with 354,800 returns with considerably more ammunition than any of his 200 opponents.
Cards return to the air with the blinds rising to 800/1,600 and antes of 1,600 at 1.00 p.m. in the Amazon Room. Rejoin PokerNews for live coverage from then until a champion is crowned on Sunday.