Cantu and Kuether Cruising
We are almost down to 9 tables today, and two players have risen above everyone else. Joe Kuether is sitting on about 335,000, while Brandon Cantu has him beat, with 350,000. Kuether is having an impressive 2012 so far, as he final tabled the Circuit event at Caesers Palace in January, where he finished 7th. Most impressive about these runs is that they are the only two circuit main events he has played in! Kuether also won a $500 prelim event at the Wynn Classic in February.
Meanwhile, Cantu is already a house hold name. The WPT and WSOP winner has had a steady successful career over the last few years, and is continuing his success here. Cantu already won a ring in a $1,000 prelim event, and he is looking to add a second one here.
By our rough counts, no one else has even 200,000, meaning that these two are truly in control of the tournament right now.