After six starting flights over 3 full days it might have seemed sometimes like Day 2 would never arrive – but arrive it has, and 307 players will be taking their seats in a matter of minutes to start down the road to the money bubble, and eventually to the $55,000 top prize!
At the top of the leaderboard to start the day are three particularly interesting names.
First is Tanvir Ahmed who built and maintained the largest stack in Day 1a – and though it was the smallest starting flight, his stack managed to remain among the top 2 among all of the stacks that will start Day 2! Tanvir has the hot hand, having gone deep in Event 1 just a few days ago.
Second is Michel Naggar, the chip leader to start the day. Michel is a frequent visitor to Montreal and to Playground and though he is apparently a very successful high stakes cash player, he has been heard many times to bemoan his fate in tournaments. It’s all good-natured, though, and he definitely has the experience to go deep in the tourney.
Third is Nick-Real Seide. Nick is a well-known local player – well known for being a very good tournament player. He already has a second-place finish in a previous Wild $150 and has been a winner at events around Montreal for several years now.
Beyond the top-10 on the starting leaderboard there are some other very solid players to keep an eye on. A partial list:
- Will Molson
- Michael Korovine
- Arthur W
- Jason Conforti
- Alex Fiorani
- Jason Mandanici-Turcot
- Bill Kontaratos
- Thomas Lefort
- Ruben Perceval
Day 2 will play out tonight through 12 30-minute levels at which time the remaining players will bag up their chips to return for Day 3. Between now and then, however, we’re sure to reach the money bubble in the event. There is a ton of gripping poker to come tonight, only at Playground Poker Club.
