2008 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♦4♦
Prize
$831,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Official Chip Counts for Day 2 Play

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Day 2 chip leader Aaron Coulthard
Day 2 chip leader Aaron Coulthard
After a long and grueling session on Day 2 of Event #2, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, 18 players will return on Tuesday at 1:30 pm to play all the way to the title and the first prize of $831,462. Leading the chase will be Aaron Coulthard, who slid past Theo Tran and into the lead late in the session, amassing 1,327,000 in chips. Several big names remain alive as well, including Perry Friedman and Chris Ferguson, the later of whom pulled off an amazing comeback to make it to the final 18.

First day leaders David Bach, Frank Sinopoli and Grant Hinkle all survived as well, though each of the three will be among the shortest stacks remaining when action resumes. The complete standings after Day 2 play:

Aaron Coulthard 1,327,000
Theo Tran 1,199,000
James Akenhead 1,039,000
Matthew Kearney 1,024,000
Josh Engerdahl 930,000
Eric Hicks 703,000
Melvin Jones 660,000
Perry Friedman 653,000
Minh Nguyen 600,000
Mike Ngo 544,000
Brandon Blake 514,000
Joe Rutledge 486,000
Jeff Wiedenhoeft 482,000
Chris Ferguson 444,000
Grant Hinkle 281,000
Elia Ahmadian 171,000
David Bach 168,000
Frank Sinopoli 165,000

Tags: Chris FergusonDavid BachMinh NguyenPerry Friedman