The Second Break of the Day
With the first level done and two hours of playing in the Main Event under everyone's belt, play seemed to loosen up a bit in the second level of the day. Chino Rheem kept himself busy and aggressive, but it ended up doing him in as he busted before reaching this next break. Victor Ramdin also hit the rail and joined his teammate Greg Raymer as one of the big names to fall by the wayside in the early goings on Day 1a.
Surging to the top are Oliver Daeninckx and Thierry van den Berg. Michael Mizrachi has also more than doubled his starting stack and continues to have a great World Series. Only time will tell to see if he can add to his great year with a deep run in the Main Event. Also, Lacey Jones kept climbing as did Isaac Haxton. Both have kept themselves at the top of the leaderboard with constant upward movement.
The end of Level 2 marks the end of registration for Day 1a so soon we should have some numbers on the field size for today. Once those are received, we'll get them all out to you as soon as possible. It is also of note that the tournament staff did some busy work during the last level and made every table nine handed instead of ten. It should help to loosen up play slightly and will surely give players some extra elbow room at the table.
We'll be back in 20 minutes for continued coverage from the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Grab a snack and get right back here.