The battle is heating up. There are now only 56 players still in their seats, and with an average stack just around 490,000, there are now quite a few big stacks in the room. The next payout is only $650, and of course everyone wants the top prize of $36,128, or, at least a deep run into Day 3 and a final table finish, so no one wants to be the next to head to the rail.
Two players are nursing stacks above 1 million, Jean-Francois Lescadres is on top with 1,125,000, and sitting on the same table is Yirui Zhang with 1,080,000. There are many other solid stacks in play, including George Caragiorgas, a very accomplished tournament player, and a few others with solid resumes, so it will be interesting to see how the final levels play out.
Here are the top stacks in play at the final break:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Francois | Lescadres | 1,125,000 |
| Yirui | Zhang | 1,080,000 |
| Jimmy | Setna | 980,000 |
| Harry | Chaimowiz | 969,000 |
| Pascal | Gregoire | 930,000 |
| Marc | Bourgeois | 923,000 |
| Matthew | Wilkins | 870,000 |
| George | Caragiorgas | 861,000 |
| Carlos | Gerones | 723,000 |
| Brenda | Blackburn | 713,000 |
| Tony | Lei | 702,000 |
Some recent bustouts include: Albert Nguyen, Mingzhe Zhang, Armry Senat, Kathy Sawers, Gianfranco Giordano, and Edet Umoh.
Below are the two millionaires sitting on the same table:
