$1M Escalator Series
$350 Buy-In, $300,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 201/1,286
It’s 2 p.m. in South Florida and it’s time for Day 2 of the $1M Escalator Series $350 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed event. The 1,286-entry field generated an impressive prize pool of $385,800. Following six flights, it’s down to 201 and the money bubble is right around the corner.
Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Prize Pool
Out in front of the action is Dan Weitzenkorn from Williamsville, N.Y. Weitzenkorn turned his 15,000-chip starting stack into 298,500 and holds a slight edge over South Florida tournament regular Staffan Lind who starts second with 286,500. Others still alive include Cesar Fuentes (235,000), Abbey Daniels (220,000), Even Teitelbaum (205,000), Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members Jessica Dawley (85,000) and Stewart Newman (56,500) as well as John Dolan (77,000).
Top 10 Day 2 chip counts:
- Dan Weitzenkorn – 298,500
- Staffan Lind – 286,000
- David Moreno – 282,500
- Steven Frankel – 258,000
- Joseph Marchese – 245,000
- Riley Fuller – 237,000
- Cesar Fuentes – 235,000
- Abbey Daniels – 220,000
- Carlos Loving – 216,500
- Richard Leger – 212,000
$1M Escalator Series Event 1 winner Eric Rivkin also finds himself in the mix for the third straight week. After winning the series opener, Rivkin placed 53rd in Event 2 for $664. He begins Day 2 in 153rd and hopes to run a bit deeper to secure his third $1M Escalator Series cash.
We will touch base with you again when the money bubble bursts.