Event 8 (Day 2): Williams Grabs the Lead, Newly Updated Counts

"Battles At The Beach"

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

Level 20 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)

Total Entries: 1,143

Players Remaining: 79

Ariel Williams (Miami, FL)

As Level 19 winds down, Ariel Williams (Miami, FL) now stands atop the leaderboard, sitting with over 1,500,000.  Even though the play is still super deep (chip average is almost 50 big blinds), we are still seeing players bust at a steady pace.  For those in the tournament (and those following the blog), the scheduled dinner break is after Level 20, and will run from 5:40-6:25pm.

Ariel Williams - 1,520,000

Gyorgy Csekes - 1,300,000

Rafael Reis - 810,000

Aris Gomez - 780,000

Andre Rakusa - 720,000

Scott Watson - 630,000

Sheldon Gross - 600,000

Steven Bennett - 600,000