Event 23: 3/4 of the Field Gone

$300 +$50

Tables are breaking fast and the big stacks are easy to spot. Tom "Shamrock" Gilligan (NYC via Sligo, Ireland) is the only player with 100k. Here's a look at some of the bigger stacks

Name-Chip Count

Tom "Shamrock" Gilligan (New York, NY) 105k
Dwyte Pilgrim (Brooklyn, NY) 80k
Dan Eichhorn (Las Vegas, NV) 78k
Frank Lomanno (Medina, OH) 75k
Greg Weber (Howell, NJ) 70k
Michael DiMolfetto (Staten Island, NY) 62k

Also in the field is Bill Childs (Pinehurst, NC) who finished 9th in Event 22. The runner up in that event, Angelo Modica (Queens, NY), entered the event just a few hours after finishing heads up play, but is on the rail.

40 players remain (172 started) with an average stack of 43k as they play one more level before the dinner break (approximately 7:30).