The field is now in the money on Day 2 of the Open, with 116 players remaining. The pace of play slowed down significantly during the last level before the break as the hand-for-hand play made for lengthy bubble.
Since their return from the last break of the day, the players have come out firing, having assured themselves of at least the minimum prize of $2,700, looking to either double up or put an end to their tournament run. The result has been a steady stream of players heading towards the tournament desk to collect their payout tickets and a number of players building monster stacks that will see them into tomorrow’s Day 3.
Here are the current chip leaders:
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Francois | M. | 38,800,000 |
| Jonathan | Opas | 30,375,000 |
| Sebastien | Drolet-Poitras | 29,900,000 |
| Abdullahi Mohamud | Hassan | 27,300,000 |
| Xiaoyu | Li | 27,000,000 |