216 Players Remain in Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack, Day 2 Restarts at Midday
Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack began yesterday at 11:00 a.m. PT, attracting a field of 4,527 players and building a prize pool of $2,308,770. Of the 4,527, only 216 found a bag at the end of 22 levels of play. All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of at least $1,763 but will be gunning for the first-place prize of $281,604 and a World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet.
Day 2 begins at 12:00 p.m. and it is Krisd Gabrialian coming into the day as the massive chip leader ending Day 1 with 3,230,000. Following him is Shahriar Assareh (2,300,000), and coming in with the third-highest chip stack is Brandon Hattar (1,875,000).
Many notables are still in the field, finding a bag on Day 1 which include: Joey Weissman (1,375,000), Craig Varnell (1,245,000), Eric Balwin (965,000) and Asi Moshe (925,000).
Day 2 will continue to be 30-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every 4 levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 34 is completed (~6:30 PM).
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live coverage throughout Day 2.
Top 10 Chip Counts for Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krisd Gabrialian | United States | 3,230,000 | 108 |
| 2 | Shahriar Assareh | United States | 2,300,000 | 77 |
| 3 | Brandon Hattar | United States | 1,875,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Brad Albrinck | United States | 1,760,000 | 59 |
| 5 | Roland Rokita | Austria | 1,705,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Noam Muallem | Israel | 1,540,000 | 51 |
| 7 | Nathan Manuel | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 8 | Ari Mezrich | United States | 1,490,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Stephen Seffense | United States | 1,455,000 | 49 |
| 10 | Michael Ung | United States | 1,405,000 | 47 |