Break it Down
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We're through with two levels here on Day 1b, and registration is going to close in just a few minutes.
It's been a good four hours of work for some of our notable notables. Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy is in his rookie season at the WSOP, and he's off to a flying start here in the Big Show. Collopy's ~100,000-chip stack puts him atop our leader board and well above average just less than halfway through his opening day. Todd "DanDruff" Witteles and James "Flushy" Dempsey both dragged big pots during Level 2 to slide into positions two and three behind Collopy. Also of note, Phil Laak showed up late, and he's already doubled his stack to about 60,000 in two hours.
On the flip side of things, the eliminations are starting to trickle our way. Mark Seif, the broken-footed Arnaud Mattern, Dan Shak, Sam Stein, Liv Boeree, Rafe Furst, and 2006 Main Event Champion Jamie Gold were among the casualties of that second level. Tracey Nguyen and Joe Sebok are getting close, both hanging on dearly to their short remaining stacks.
With the clock showing double zero, the players have been herded into the hallways for a twenty-minute break.