Sponaugle Leads The Way Into Day 2
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the WSOP-C Main Event from the Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
A total of 713 entrants have created a prize pool of over $1 million, with first place set at $210,180. Day 1 was broken down into two starting fields, each playing nine levels. When the dust settled, Ryan Sponaugle was at the top of the counts with a whopping 201,200. At the moment, he is roughly 80 big blinds ahead of his nearest competitor.
Here is how the top ten counts look:
1. Ryan Sponaugle - 201,200
2. Tom Nguyen - 135,400
3. Charles Coates - 128,600
4. John Riordan - 116,000
5. Francisco Hernandez - 108,300
6. Matthew Ehrlich - 105,800
7. Stuart Paterson - 102,600
8. Josh Hillock - 102,400
9. Barry Wiedemann - 98,200
10. Dave Tiffenberg - 93,800
Others still in the field include 2007 WSOP Main Event Champion Jerry Yang (72,600), Tommy Vedes (38,800), Josh Brikis (38,100), and Dwyte Pilgirm (37,700.
Play kicks off in about a half hour, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews!