Event 8 (Day 2): A Trio Trending Up To Start The Day

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)

Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)

Total Entries: 1,143

Players Remaining: 151

Manuel Soltero (Miami, FL)

The remaining players in the Day 2 field are taking their first break of the day, and will be returning to Level 17, with blinds increasing to 2,500/5,000/500.  While many of the chip leaders to start the day have been steadfast in their numbers, a trio of players have made big moves up the leaderboard over the first two levels of the day:

Aris Gomez - Started Day 2: 161,500  After Level 16: 625,000

Michael Newman - Started Day 2: 156,500   After Level 16: 500,000

Manuel Soltero - Started Day 2: 102,500   After Level 16: 360,000

The field is still over (40) players away from reaching the money, and while we've seen the "money bubble" burst fairly quickly in recent events, the deep stacks (and deep play) in this tournament could lead to a longer hand-for-hand process.