Day 2 Ends with Michael Nam Leading 103 Survivors

Photo:  Chipleader Michael Nam

Day 2 of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship came to an end with 103 players remaining from the field of 1,755, and the big stack belongs to Michael Nam, who bagged 3,510,000 (140 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts can be found on the Chip Counts page (click here), and here is a look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Michael Nam  –  3,510,000  (140 bb)
2.  Brian Yoon  –  2,750,000  (110 bb)
3.  Art Peacock  –  2,705,000  (108 bb)
4.  Rafael Rodriguez  –  2,545,000  (102 bb)
5.  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  2,315,000  (93 bb)
6.  John Matsuda  –  2,260,000  (90 bb)
7.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,835,000  (73 bb)
8.  Johnny Bromberg  –  1,700,000  (68 bb)
9.  Danny Shiff  –  1,675,000  (67 bb)
10.  Nathan Thrush  –  1,660,000  (66 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $776,000*
2nd:  $515,000
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $285,000
5th:  $215,000
6th:  $164,000
7th:  $126,000
8th:  $98,000
9th-10th:  $77,000
11th-12th:  $65,000
13th-15th:  $54,000
16th-19th:  $45,500
20th-23rd:  $38,500
24th-31st:  $32,500
32nd-39th:  $27,500
40th-47th:  $23,000
48th-55th:  $19,400
56th-63rd:  $16,300
64th-78th:  $13,800
79th-94th:  $11,500
95th-103rd:  $9,600

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon, and the field will play eight-handed until they get down to the final two tables (16 players). When the field gets down to 40 players, levels will increase to 90 minutes.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship.

* First-place amount includes the winner’s $10,400 entry into the season-ending WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.