Day 2 of Seniors Championship Ready to Kick Off!
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Day 2 of Event #26: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship is set to begin. The first day of competition featured a record-breaking field of 4,407 entrants. By the end of the day, all but 491 had been whittled away. With 441 getting paid, the money bubble will loom large at the beginning of day 2 as the remaining players work their way toward the first-place prize of $634,809.
Alexander Kunichoff is the current chipleader with 151,400. He is being chased by James Miller (125,300), George Wright (119,700), and Gary LaDuca (101,300), the only players who finished day 1 above the six-figure mark. There are also several notable players in contention, including one former Main Event Champion, Robert Varkonyi (39,900). He is joined by Young Ji (51,800), "Captain" Tom Franklin (48,100) Hoyt Corkins (48,100), and T.J. Cloutier (29,400).
Day 2 begins play at 11 a.m. so check back with PokerNews throughout the day to follow your favorite golden oldies, as they play their way into the money, and maybe even the final table.
While you're waiting for the money bubble to burst in the Seniors Championship, check out Sarah Grant's recap of all of yesterday's action here at the Rio: