Main Event Day 1B
End of Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 BB ante
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The remaining players in the second and final flight of the $600 no-limit hold’em main event are taking a 60-minute dinner break. Cosmin Joldis is leading the pack with a massive 224,000-chip stack. There are a handful of players right around the 125,000-chip mark that are all battling for second chip position. Cards will be back in the air at about 7:30 p.m.

Here is a look at some of the notable chip counts from around the room:

Cosmin Joldis – 224,000
Marty Gorenc – 100,000
Derek Gomez – 91,000
Brent Harrington – 84,000
Vincent Moscati – 63,500
Ricky Guan – 58,000
Paul Sampson – 54,000
Chris Moneymaker – 48,000
Mike Harvey – 45,000
Kim Stone – 43,000
Jimmy Poper – 37,000
Jaime Staples – 34,000
Stephen Song – 27,500
Daniel Jones – 27,000
Charlie Ciresi – 22,000
Naomi Wager – 22,000
DJ Fenton – 21,500
Jesse Capps – 19,000
Kevin Gerhart – 14,500