Panjwani Leads the Pack into Day 2! Cards in the Air at 3 p.m.!
Seven starting flights and 849 entries later, Day 2 is finally upon us in the Champions Club WPO Main Event here in Houston, Texas! 103 players will be taking their seats today, led by Kassim Panjwani who bagged a heaping 1,318,000 in Day 1c, followed closely by Brant Jolly with 1,300,000. In third place is Day 1b chip leader Viet Vo with 1,151,000 followed by Andrew Tran with 1,129,000 and rounding out the top five is H Borovetz who bagged 1,120,000.
| Rank | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kassim Panjwani | 1,319,000 | 132 |
| 2 | Brant Jolly | 1,300,000 | 130 |
| 3 | Viet Vo | 1,151,000 | 115 |
| 4 | Andrew Tran | 1,129,000 | 113 |
| 5 | H Borovetz | 1,120,000 | 112 |
| 6 | Ryan Freeman | 1,113,000 | 111 |
| 7 | Joel Vazquez | 1,068,000 | 107 |
| 8 | Michael Bahls | 1,044,000 | 104 |
| 9 | Dora Coyle | 1,041,000 | 104 |
| 10 | Jason Gooch | 980,000 | 98 |
Play will resume today at 3 p.m. and the clock will be set with 18:54 minutes remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. The action will continue until the field is trimmed down to the final nine, or 3:00 a.m., whichever comes first. Those players will then bag up once more and will return tomorrow for Day 3 for a live-streamed final table!
All 103 players returning today have locked up a min-cash of $2,210, but of course, all eyes are set on hoisting the Champions Club trophy along with a sweet payday of $201,000!