The field for Day 1H of Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em, $150K Guarantee) has reached their second break, and the field of 525 players has dwindled down to 162.
The average chip stack is about 32,500, and here’s a look at the top of the leaderboard, along with a couple of notables in the field:
1. Bryan Green – 101,500 (126 bb)
2. Zvi Shiff – 86,000 (107 bb)
T-3. Stan Silverman – 85,000 (106 bb)
T-3. Matt Waxman – 85,000 (106 bb)
5. Steve Frantz – 77,000 (96 bb)
Justin Zaki – 36,000 (45 bb)
Jena Delk – 20,000 (25 bb)
Daniel Buzgon – 8,250 (10 bb)
Matt Waxman, a WPT champion, busted a player shortly after play resumed, which is what catapulted him up among the chipleaders.
After a flop of 
, Waxman bet 2,100 from the small blind, the UTG player moved all in for about 18,000, and a third player folded from middle position.
Waxman called with 
for a pair of tens, and his opponent turned over 
for an open-ended straight draw with two overcards.
The turn was the 
, giving her a higher pair of queens, but the 
on the river gave Waxman trip tens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.