Day 2 of Event #53: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. local time with 73 players returning from the 256 players who started Day 1.

Juha Helppi leads the field with 146,000 chips. Not far behind are Justin Thurlow (100,000), David Bach (99,500) and Ayaz Mahmood (85,500). Meanwhile two-time bracelet winner Jesse Martin (78,000) is currently seventh in chips and looking for his second bracelet of the summer.

The payouts begin at 39th place which puts them 34 players from the money, so they still need to lose about half the field to see the first payout of $4,482.

The action gets underway at the start of Level 11 with blinds at 800/1,500 and limits at 1,500/3,000. There will be 10 levels of play today with a 15-minute break at the end of every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of the sixth level (~8:30 p.m.).

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