$200 NLH $100,000 GTD (Day 2): Play Resumes, With Day 2 Of The $200 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD), Nathan Schwartz Leads The Way

$200 No Limit Hold'em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Level 17 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 1,252
Players Remaining: 159

It's easy to be smiling when you're Nathan Schwartz (Coconut Creek, FL), leading the way in a Day 2 field that sees (152) players trying to be the last player standing.

Players have been filing into the tournament area at a steady rate over the last (30) minutes, removing their chips for their designated Day 2 bags, and preparing for play.  Nathan Schwartz (Coconut Creek, FL)  returns as the overall chip leader, sitting back down to action with 495,000.  Nathan has experience in this spot, with over $21,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, mostly coming from tournaments here at the Isle Poker Room.  Schwartz's best result in a multi-flight tournament came back in October of last year, when finished in 54th place of Event #7 ($360 No Limit Hold'em), during the Isle Poker Open.

There are also some other notables names on top of the Day 2 leaderboard to start the day, including Dolline Willis (481,000), Michael Graffeo (293,500), and Jaime Wiegrefe (261,500).  The first order of the day will be reaching the money, which should occur within the first ninety minutes of play, as (115) of the (159) players will walk away with a cash.

Live blogged coverage returns for this final day of the tournament, with updates through the conclusion of the event.