Championship (Day 1B): Leger Moves Ahead; Carroll Drops

$2,500 Coco Poker Open Championship
Level 5: 150/300/50 Ante

Richard Leger (Lighthouse Point, FL)
Richard Leger (Lighthouse Point, FL)

In a room full of international poker sharpshooters, it is local regular Richard Leger sitting on top of the chip counts at the second break. He has a bunch of big names trying to chase him down but he’s not far from the 80K average stack of those who advanced to Day 2 yesterday.

Leger has over $100,000 in career earnings including a runner-up finish in the $560 No Limit Hold’em event during the 2014 Coco Poker Open. The guy who beat him for that title, Chris Bolek, is sitting just a few tables away.

James Carroll was the first break leader but came back to the field when he lost most of his big run up, now sitting with a chip or two over starting stack.

They’ll play two more levels and hit the 60-minute dinner break.

Top and notable counts:

Richard Leger – 71,300 (238 bb)
Jason Mercier – 66,075 (220 bb)
Jason Young – 65,475 (218 bb)
Scott Efron – 63,575 (212 bb)
Stuart Paterson – 62,900 (210 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 61,800 (206 bb)
John Dolan – 57,375 (191 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 55,025 (183 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 51,600 (172 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo – 49,300 (164 bb)
Victor Figueroa – 41,575 (139 bb)
Nick Pupillo – 40,650 (136 bb)
Tristan Wade – 37,675 (126 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 35,575 (119 bb)
Ory Hen – 35,450 (118 bb)
Cord Garcia – 34,550 (115 bb)
Matt Affleck – 33,175 (111 bb)
Chris Bolek – 32,725 (109 bb)
Paul Balzano – 30,650 (102 bb)
Nick Yunis – 29,700 (99 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 29,700 (99 bb)
Kelly Minkin – 25,900 (86 bb)
Allen Kessler – 25,425 (85 bb)
T.K. Miles – 24,700 (82 bb)
David Diaz – 24,550 (82 bb)
Dan Suied – 19,750 (66 bb)
Darryll Fish – 19,225 (64 bb)
Natasha Barbour – 13,750 (46 bb)
David Jackson – 9,525 (32 bb)