Salvador Cervantes (633,000) will round out the top three heading into Day 2. Not far behind Elpayaa is another tournament grinder in Lou Garza, who stuffed 701,000 chips in his bag last night.
Life won't be easy for the American though, as many familiar faces still remain in the field and will be hunting down their place among the final 10. Elpayaa has had some impressive results at this tournament in the past and has accumulated over $1.5 million in tournament earnings over the course of his career. Joe Elpayaa will come into the day as the overall chipleader, amassing a whopping 768,000 chips after Day 1b. Each one of them will be guaranteed a min-cash with just 12% of the field remaining in the $2,500 WinStar River Poker Series Main Event. 09-03-2018 10:06 UTC-6 Day 2 Begins with 98 Players in the Money! Adam Lamers Money BricksĪfter a full two starting flights have come to an end, there will be 98 players returning to the felt for Day 2 of the competition.
