Chip leaders at the first break

The players have just returned from their first break of the afternoon, shortly after reaching the money here on Day 2. The field lost several more players immediately after the bubble, leaving 69 players in the running upon their return from the break.

There are now a number of monster stacks in the field, each playing more than 100 big blinds. First among them is Hasan Salha who leads the way with 686K.

Here is the full list of chip leaders:

First Name	Last Name	Chip Count
Hassan	Salha	686,000
Eric	Lupovich	665,000
Shawn	S	663,000
Bill	Kontaratos	645,000
Gianfranco	Giordano	476,000
Rami	Hammoud	474,000
Elvira	Popescu	438,000