Day 2 of the TonyBet Winter Festival Main Event is now underway! There are 149 players taking their seats to resume the tournament, led by Rabah Al-Nasseri who starts with a massive stack of over 335K!
Starting with a huge lead is an advantage, but there are dangerous players throughout the field. Yann Dion, Will Molson, Isabelle Mercier, and Jiachen Gong – among others – are just a few of the experienced and skilled tournament players in the field. In addition to them, there are ten or more past Playground big-event champions in the field – players who have won big tournaments here in this very room in the past.
The pace of play is likely to be blisteringly fast to start the day as there are a few short stacks in the field, but should slow down to a manageable pace as play moves into the second or third level of the day. At that point the bubble will be imminent – 63 places pay in the event – which should occur about half way through the 9 60-minute levels to be played today.
Good luck to all!
