Event 5 (Day 2): "This Guy Bought In Today?"

Event 5 ($570 NLH - $250,000 Guarantee)
Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 467
Day 1B Players Remaining: 51
Chip Average: 229,000

Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL)

"This guy bought in today," Jorge Martinez asked his new table mates, pointing to Francis Margaglione (Davie, FL).  Francis was one of the (19) players to buy-in this afternoon, and he's turned the 25,000 starting stack into over 580,000.  Francis is not a tournament novice, holding over $121,000 in career earnings, and it's clear his plan coming into the day has worked.

One of the "storylines" that was already written before we walked into the door, was that of the Day 2 entries.  Joining Francis at Table 4 is Devon Shalmi, another Day 2 entrant that has increased his starting stack eight times (200,000).  

It would seem as if both of those players will reach the money, as we are only five players away from hand-for-hand action.