Chris Moneymaker and Victor Ramdin Among the Remaining 21 Players
Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the inaugural PokerStars Festival from Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey!
Today we will be providing Day 2 coverage of Event 1 - $300 NL Hold'em PokerStars Cup. Over three starting flights, there were 107 entries and only 21 players remain. Everyone is guaranteed at least $450, with first place set at $6,520. Thomas Miller is on top of the counts with 129,100, and still in the running are Team PokerStars Pros Victor Ramdin (111,000) and Chris Moneymaker (69,200).
Play will begin today with 20 minutes remaining in Level 13, with blinds of 1,000/2,000 and a 300 ante. Levels last 30 minutes long and play will commence until a winner emerges. Moneymaker is looking for his second win of the series, having won Event 6 - $560 PL Omaha Hi/Lo last night after bagging up chips on Day 1a of this event.
Here is the complete Day 2 table and seat draw:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jose Tronilo | USA | 67,600 |
| 1 | 2 | David Kuder | USA | 46,600 |
| 1 | 3 | Samir Benjamin | USA | 127,500 |
| 1 | 4 | --empty-- | ||
| 1 | 5 | Eric Rivkin | USA | 71,500 |
| 1 | 6 | Victor Ramdin | USA | 111,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Lukasz Homziuk | Poland | 58,500 |
| 1 | 8 | Artim Zhuta | USA | 120,500 |
| 2 | 1 | Julian Miranda | USA | 29,200 |
| 2 | 2 | Chris Moneymaker | USA | 69,200 |
| 2 | 3 | Lyle Diamond | USA | 87,900 |
| 2 | 4 | Timothy Cipoletti | USA | 63,200 |
| 2 | 5 | David Johnson | USA | 35,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Jason Martin Velasco | USA | 52,200 |
| 2 | 7 | --empty-- | ||
| 2 | 8 | Robert Levin | USA | 50,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Christian Francia | USA | 86,800 |
| 3 | 2 | --empty-- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Andrew Irwin | USA | 117,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Ragavan Thiagarajah | USA | 48,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Steven Reese | USA | 66,500 |
| 3 | 6 | Thomas Miller | UK | 129,100 |
| 3 | 7 | Je Wook Oh | USA | 128,700 |
| 3 | 8 | Christopher Korres | USA | 13,500 |
The cards will be in the air at 6:00 p.m. local time, about a half hour from now, so keep it here for live updates on the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
129,100
129,100
|
129,100 |
|
128,700
128,700
|
128,700 |
|
127,500
127,500
|
127,500 |
|
120,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
111,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
||
|
87,900
87,900
|
87,900 |
|
|
86,800
86,800
|
86,800 |
|
71,500
71,500
|
71,500 |
|
69,200
69,200
|
69,200 |
|
||
|
|
67,600
67,600
|
67,600 |
|
|
66,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
63,200
63,200
|
63,200 |
|
58,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
52,200
52,200
|
52,200 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
48,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
46,600
46,600
|
46,600 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
29,200
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
|
13,500
13,500
|
13,500 |