Sunday, August 28, 2011

WPT LEGENDS: BIG NAMES LEAD, BIG NAMES LEAVE ON DAY 2

PHOTO/SOURCE: WPT.com

Many big names of poker went in opposite directions during Day 2 play on Saturday at the WPT Legends of Poker outside Los Angeles.

While the top 6 spots in the standings are filled by known pros, a ton of other known players went by the wayside on moving day at the Bike.

Ken Aldgridge, Cody Slaughbaugh, Will Failla, Matt Berkey, Tom Braband and James Carroll occupy the Top 6 spots while Matt Affleck, Tim West, Taylor Von Kriegenbergh, Sam Stein and Andy Frankenberger are amongst the big name players that were eliminated on Saturday.


NOTABLE TOP CHIP COUNTS (above average chip stacks):
Ken Aldridge 659,500
Cody Slaubaugh 658,000
Will Failla 550,500
Matt Berkey 502,000
Tom Braband 482,000
James Carroll 472,500
Ray Henson 454,500
Brent Hanks 430,000
Allen Kessler 408,000
Dan O'Brien 360,500
Alec Torelli 324,500
Dwyte Pilgrim 315,500
Gavin Smith 282,500
Soi Nguyen 274,500
Chance Kornuth 265,000
Jason Dewitt 255,500
David Paredes 249,500
Jon Friedberg 237,500
Dan Heimiller 235,500
Aaron Overton 235,500
Shawn Buchanan 235,500

NOTABLE DAY 2 ELIMINATIONS:
Mike Sowers, Nicolas Levi, Nam Le, Nick Binger, Lee Markholt, Kristy Gazes, Matt Affleck, Micah Raskin, Maria Ho, Thor Hansen, Tim West, Taylor Von Kriegenbergh, Van Nguyen, Todd Terry, Ryan Welch, Raymond Davis, Shannon Shorr, Sam Stein, Scott Clements, Corey Burbick, Chad Batista, ODG David Baker, David Levi, Dan Shak, Darren Elias, Amit Makhija, Andy Frankenberger, Ali Eslami, David Peters, Joe Bartholdi, Jimmy Tran, Jonathan Aguiar, Joe Tehan, Greg Sessler, Isaac Baron and Jason Koon.

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PTPR PREMIER EVENT
World Poker Tour Legends of Poker
WPT Legends of Poker Main Event
August 25-30, 2011

The Bicycle Casino | California
Buy-in: $3,700 | Prizepool : $2,570,015 | Entries: 757

PTS AT STAKE:
1st position 132
2nd position 82
3rd position 52
4th position 42
5th position 37
6-7th position 32
8-11th position 17
12-15th position 15
16-18th position 12

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