Charlie Diep Leads 58 Into Day 3 in Arizona
All survivors are locked for $9,200 as the record 4,018-entry championship chases $627,050
Charlie Diep will start Day 3 as the chip leader in the Arizona State Poker Championship after he rode a late Day 2 heater to 9.51 million chips. The 58 survivors at Talking Stick Resort are all already in the money, and each has locked up at least $9,200 from the record 4,018-entry event.
As reported yesterday, according to PokerNews, the tournament had already reached 4,018 entries and returned 469 players for Day 2. That turnout built a $4,018,000 prize pool and left the field chasing the $627,050 top prize.
Erik Gault is second in chips with 8.47 million, and Jonathan Roeder is third with 7.635 million. Toby Price remains very much in the mix with 5.94 million, while John Riordan, Bradley Gafford and Christina Read also survived with 5.245 million, 4.445 million and 3.725 million.
Day 2 ended on a tense note. The last elimination came on the final hand before the scheduled break, and several pots helped shape the top of the counts, including Gregory Sessler’s three-way all-in that turned into a flush and a crucial triple-up, and Joseph Osterbauer’s ace-king holding against ace-deuce.
The Day 3 restart has one hand left in Level 25 at blinds of 30,000/60,000, before Level 26 begins at 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big blind ante. The plan is to play down to a nine-handed final table, and the 58 players are set to return at 10:15 a.m. this morning.
