Main Event: Day 2 Underway; 162 Remain, 99 Pay, $257K Up Top

$1,675 Main Event NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Structure
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 162 of 904

Chip leader Andre Rakusa unbags

From 904 starting entries, just 162 remain in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event and cards are in the air for Day 2 with Andre Rakusa leading the action. Only the top 99 finish in the money, so it will be a battle for a payday during the early stages of play.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws | Payouts

Rakusa has healthy holdings of 442,000 chips, and he’s one of just two play over the 400,000 threshold. The other, Brad Ruben, just squeaks in with 402,000. Joining the pair at the top for Day 2 are Brian Hastings (262,500), Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members Darryll Fish (233,500), Loni Harwood (113,000), Jessica Dawley (69,500) and Stewart Newman (49,000), Barry Hutter (199,500), Valentin Vornicu (178,500) and Keven Stammen (153,000).

Darryll Fish
Loni Harwood
Jessica Dawley
Stewart Newman

A min-cash in this prestigious event awards $2,780 while the top three finishers are slated to go home with six figures. The lion’s share of the prize pool is worth $257,638 and is reserved for the eventual champion to be crowned tomorrow. In addition, he or she will go home with the tour’s token trophy — a WSOP Circuit gold ring — and a $10,000 berth in the season-ending Global CasinoChampionship.

Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SHRPO.com.