$1M Escalator Series: $150 Buy-In, $100,000 Guaranteed
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players: 129/1,250

The 1,250-entry starting field in the Escalator Series opening event is down to 129 and on to Day 2. It’s just past 2 p.m. and cards are in the air with only the top 72 players scoring a payday. A min-cash earns $428 while the tournament’s champion pockets $37,505 along with a $3,500 SHRP Showdown seat and a $250 seat into next week’s Escalator.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Day 2 Table Draws | Prize Pool

Out in front of the pack is Brian Nerney. Nerney bagged an impressive stack of 348,000 chips and he’s all by himself above the 300,000 mark. Beginning the day second is Ira Schwartz with 257,000 while Gregory Marcus, Eric Rivkin and Pedro Palacio round out the top five. Reigning SHRP Player of the Year Ory Hen begins the day eighth with 209,000.

Top 10 chip counts:

1. Brian Nerney – 348,000
2. Ira Schwartz – 257,000
3. Gregory Marcus – 252,000
4. Eric Rivkin – 250,500
5. Pedro Palacio – 248,500
6. Eric Pettitt – 219,500
7. Christopher Stevens – 214,500
8. Ory Hen – 209,000
9. Colby Covington – 207,500
10. Troy Walser – 196,500

We will provide another update when the field reaches the money.

Good luck, Day 2 players!