Event 9 (Day 2): Big Movers Before First Break

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 138
Chip Average: 160,000

Joseph Christman (Pacifica, CA)

Players are about to take their first break of the day, and will be returning to Level 17 and new blinds of 2,500/5,000/500.  The stacks are already getting a little shallower, as the chip average which started the day at (40) big blinds is now closer to (30).

There has been a lot of movement in terms of the chip counts, as would be expected, but a trio of players do stand out in terms of rising up the ranks.

Joseph Christman - Started Day 2 with 142,000, and it now holding a top five stack with close to 490,000.

Michael Ortiz - The tournament savvy player began his Day 2 with 198,000, and has almost doubled that over the first hour of play (385,000).

Avery Bass - Bass was the player to chop down a big chunk of Tom Gity's stack to begin the day, and he has doubled what was a 153,000 stack to start the day (now sits with 320,000).