The WPT Main Event at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is resuming into Day 3 today and from the original field of 242 players there are 68 survivors moving on.
Gavin Smith has been playing solid and was the chip leader for part of the tournament before slipping to 4th in chips at the close of Day 2, though the top chip leaders remain close.
| Chip Leaders End of Day 2 | Chips | |
| Kyle Bowker | 260,100 | |
| Josh Arieh | 258,200 | |
| Bryon Springer | 247,300 | |
| Gavin Smith | 245,800 | |
| Todd Freeman | 229,100 | |
Sorel Mizzi from Toronto is still in the game with a respectable chip stack of 136,100 while the average chip count is 105,217.
Some other notable names still alive in this event are Barry Greenstein, John Cernuto, Howard Lederer, Jason Mercier and new Poker Hall of Fame inductee Erik Seidel.
The total prize pool for this $10,000 buy-in event is $2,276,978 with first place getting $548,752.
Here is the full payout structure:
1 $548,752
2 $325,608
3 $211,759
4 $170,773
5 $128,650
6 $104,741
7 $88,802
8 $72,863
9 $61,480
10 – 12 $46,678
13 – 15 $39,847
16 – 20 $33,016
21 – 25 $27,779
