"January $100,000 II" (Day 2): Michael Marks Is Back On Top...In A Big Way

"January $100,000 II"
$250 No Limit Hold'em | $100,000 GTD
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 867
Players Remaining: 32

If this were Las Vegas, Michael Marks (North Lauderdale, FL) would have to be an odds-on favorite to reach this tournament's final table.

Michael Marks (North Lauderdale, FL) started the day off very strong (as the overall chip leader), but then saw his stack dip a little over the next two hours.  Since just before the most recent break, Marks has been scooping in pot after pot, and is more than one million chips clear of his nearest opponent.  His 2,300,000 chip stack is more than 15% of the total chips in play, and enough to help him cruise to the final table (pending some large bumps in the road).

Michael Marks - 2,300,000
Chris Lawson - 1,100,000
Richard Wetter - 990,000
John Magnetta - 800,000
Scott Levitt - 750,000
Robert Transue - 700,000