As the next break approaches, there are 83 players remaining in Event 1 ($350 No-Limit Hold’em), with an average chip count around 817,000 (27 big blinds). These players are all guaranteed at least $2,136.
Here’s a look at the chipleaders, along with some of the notables further back, with the blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 3,000 ante.
1. Jaime Campos – 2,550,000 (85 bb)
2. Steven McKoy – 2,300,000 (76 bb)
3. Brian Reinert – 1,800,000 (60 bb)
4. Pedro Rios – 1,800,000 (60 bb)
Daniel Navarrete – 1,550,000 (51 bb)
Mike Beasley – 1,400,000 (46 bb)
Marvin Young – 1,380,000 (46 bb)
John Liu – 1,300,000 (43 bb)
Zachary Kessler – 1,100,000 (36 bb)
Brian Phillis – 1,000,000 (33 bb)
David Diaz – 805,000 (26 bb)
Angelo Miele – 800,000 (26 bb)
Michael Tait – 348,000 (11 bb)
Marsha Wolak – 330,000 (11 bb)
Jamie Campos took the chip lead after busting a player in a post-flop aces-vs.-queens situation. The flop came , and the player with pocket queens was all in for about 400,000, but Campos dominated him with pocket aces.
The turn was the a blank, and the river was a K, which caused a brief moment of tension as everyone was watching for a queen. Campos won the pot worth about a million in chips to bust his opponent and move into the chip lead with 2.55 million.