Day 2 Concludes
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There were several contenders for chip leader near the end, but it looks like Dutch player Marc Naalden got there in the final hour, topping 750,000 and pipping Annette Obrestad from the top spot going in to the third day's play. In a day where we've gone from 530 players down to just 149, the excellent new structure hasn't stopped players busting out with alacrity in all kinds of dramatic ways. The atmosphere here just gets more exciting (and the rail gets thicker and swarmier, but that's a problem for tomorrow).
Will Marc Naalden convert his Day 2 chip lead into a Day 3 chip lead? His experience could well pay off, as he won the Pokernews Alpine Cup this year. The field is still full of top-class players from all over the world, however. Join Pokernews.com tomorrow at noon for more live coverage of the action as they play down to four tables here in the beautiful surroundings of the Sporting Club at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort.