Event 1 (Day 2): New Names On The Rise

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 1 ($175 No Limit Hold'em $125,000 GTD)

Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)

Total Entries: 1,301

Players Remaining: 71

Changfei Cui (Kendall, FL)

The eliminations have been steady over the past hour, as the blind continue to rise and short stacks find themselves forced into spots.  The chip average (371,000) continues to sit under the (20) big blind mark, not affording players below that number time to be patient.  While the "rich get richer," we've seen numerous players climb up the leaderboard since the last break:

Stuart Greenbaum - 820,000

Robert Urspruch - 720,000

Antonio Albanes - 715,000

Evan Braunstein - 670,000

Thomas Gari - 650,000

Changfei Cui - 580,000

Jakub Paulik - 510,000

Maurico Duarte - 500,000