Welcome to Day 2c of the 2019 WSOP Main Event!
The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event continues today as the survivors from Day 1c return for Day 2c action!
Leading the massive field of 3,664 (which will be added to by any extra Day 2c registrants) is James Henson, who sits a little under 10,000 ahead of Mike "Timex" McDonald for the chip lead. Former WSOP November Niner Tom Cannuli sits in tenth, while some of the big names lurking behind include Kahle Burns (269,600), Adam Friedman (263,100), Kevin Martin (220,600), Jack Salter (220,500), and Garrett Adelstein (216,700).
Yesterday Day 2ab saw 1,087 players make it to Day 3, with Timothy Su the overnight chip leader with 791,000 chips. Will that total be eclipsed today? Here are the frontrunners for that challenge.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Henson | 316,100 |
| 2 | Mike McDonald | 306,300 |
| 3 | Joshua Ray | 304,200 |
| 4 | Robert Kokoska | 285,000 |
| 5 | Mohamed Mamouni | 284,000 |
| 6 | Barry Donovan | 280,100 |
| 7 | Robert Layne | 280,000 |
| 8 | Dylan Meier | 277,700 |
| 9 | Yervand Boyadjian | 277,400 |
| 10 | Tom Cannuli | 275,000 |
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. local time with the plan of playing five more 120-minute levels. There will be a 20-minute break after every level, and a 90-minute dinner break after Level 8. (approximately 5:40 p.m. local time)
New this year is late registration, which is open until the start of Day 2c. Phil Hellmuth has already given notice that he'll be in attendance for the final starting day, and if yesterday's flight was any indication, a host of new faces will be joining him to take part in the massive Day 2c field.
| Starting Day | Entrants in 2017 | Entrants in 2018 | Entrants in 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | 795 | 925 | 1,334 |
| Day 1b | 2,164 | 2,378 | 1,914 |
| Day 1c | 4,262 | 4,571 | 4,879 |
* - (100) players registered on Day 2ab, and registration is still open for Day 2c as well
The full structure for this event can be found here (PDF).
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