Final 51 Players Combine For Day 2 With Paul Lee Leading the Way in the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Hold'em Series
After five Day 1 flight sin the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold'em Series , the final 51 are set to return for Day 2. This event saw a total of 517 entrants, generating a prize pool of $542,850 which blew past the $300,000 guarantee. The players returning for Day 2 have all locked up a min cash of $2,410 with the top prize being worth $111,520. The chip leading head coming into the final day is Paul W Lee who bagged 930,000 on Day 1e.
Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul W Lee | United States | 930,000 |
| 2 | Edgar Diaz | United States | 875,000 |
| 3 | Michael Nia | United States | 811,000 |
| 4 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 808,000 |
| 5 | Sungmin Cho | South Korea | 775,000 |
| 6 | Bradley Harris | United States | 679,000 |
| 7 | Di Wu | China | 674,000 |
| 8 | Hattori Lopez | United States | 654,000 |
| 9 | Sanjeev Kapoor | United States | 609,000 |
| 10 | Jared Griener | United States | 605,000 |
The most accomplished player still in the field is the Day 1a chip leader, six-time World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner Brian Hastings who bagged 409,000. Hastings was the leader after the first flight, but will find himself in the middle of the pck in chips as the first flight only had 27 entrants.
On Day 1b Sungmin Cho ended the night with the chip lead when bagged 775,000.
After Day 1c Hattori Lopez saw himself end the night as chip leader when he finished with 654,000.
Bradley Harris was down to 8,500 chips early on Day 1d, but ended the night chip leading when he bagged 679,000.
Our overall chip leader came in the largest of the five flights, with Paul W Lee leading the way coming into Day 2 with 930,000.
$1,200 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $111,520 | 10-12 | $9,390 |
| 2 | $78,140 | 13-15 | $7,870 |
| 3 | $50,250 | 16-18 | $6,460 |
| 4 | $33,440 | 19-21 | $5,370 |
| 5 | $25,730 | 22-24 | $4,520 |
| 6 | $21,310 | 25-27 | $3,770 |
| 7 | $17,890 | 28-36 | $3,070 |
| 8 | $14,520 | 37-45 | $2,740 |
| 9 | $11,160 | 46-51 | $2,410 |
Day 2 action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. local time on Level 14 at the 3000/5000/5000 blind levels with 5:09 left on the clock. Players will play 40-minute levels until they reach the final table, when they will go to 60-minute levels. There will be 15-minute break after every two hours of play.
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