Sindler Leads Into Day 2; Tuthill, Ebanks, Bardah, Serock Still Alive
Welcome back for PokerNews' Day 2 live coverage of the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event. At time of writing, the field has grown to 86 entries. Charles Pearson has entered before the start of play today to make up the additional entry, and there might be a couple more people entering by the time the cards are in the air thanks to some last-minute satellites.
There are 29 players remaining, and it is Day 1a chip leader Stephen Sindler leading the way with 211,600 in chips. Rounding out the top three are Igor Merda with 195,600 and Sterling Savill with 178,600, and then it's reigning champion Joe Serock bringing up the rear with 21,400 in chips.
Outside of that bunch of players to advance, notables Hayden Fortini, David Tuthill, Steve Karp, Joe Ebanks, Ronnie Bardah, and Andy Seth all remain. Both Ebanks and Bardah are World Series of Poker gold bracelet winners, while Tuthill is a former WSOP Circuit Main Event champion.
As it stands right now, first place looks to be in the ballpark of $70,000-$75,000, but that figure will depend on the final number of entries in the field. Keep in mind that both Serock and Seth have fired four bullets in this event, so they'll need some very deep runs to earn a profit. The tentative plan for the day is to play down to the final table, where everyone left should be in the money.
Day 2 is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time, and hopefully the remaining competitors aren't too tired from some early afternoon fun in the sun. It's going to be a long and exciting day of poker here in Aruba, so be sure to stay tuned for all of the action coming your way shortly.