Here are the Day 2 chip counts and seat assignments for the Main Event of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Fifty-two of the 222 players who entered return at noon today and will play down to the final six, who will come back at 6:30 p.m. on Monday to finish out the tournament on the patio of High Steak Steakhouse, live-streamed to the Internet.
Tony Bracy of West Sacramento, Calif., is the the commanding chipleader with 383,000. Second in chips with 280,000 is Tona Kat-Kuoy, the Ante Up Poker Tour champion from The 101 Casino this year. Others still alive in the field include:
- Justo Avalos, the reigning Ante Up World Championship champion, with 211,000.
- Michael Loncar, the champion of the Ante Up NorCal Classic Ante Up Poker Tour event, with 125,000
- Heather Reese, the champion of the Ante Up Poker Tour at Pensacola Greyhound Track, with 119,000.
- Gerald Silva, the champion of the Derby Lane Fall PokerFest Ante Up Poker Tour, with 90,000.
The Ante Up World Championship concludes today with two more events: $250 Western Senior Poker Tour event at 2 p.m. and a $100 bounty event at 7 p.m.
Day 2 chip counts/seat assingments
Table Seat Name City Chipcount
1 1 David Lucchesi Walnut Creek, CA 86,000
1 2 Heather Reese Gulf Breeze, FL 119,500
1 3 Ubaid Habib Stockton, CA 63,000
1 4 Cherie Wallace SSF, CA 108,000
1 5 Harun Begic Rocklin 158,000
1 6 Kathryn Tran San Jose, CA 143,500
1 7 Jordan Beers Martinez, CA 241,500
1 8 Cary Marshall Sun Valley, NV 134,500
1 9 Justo Avalos Elk Grove, CA 211,000
2 1 Kapil Karki Foster City, CA 102,500
2 2 Marc Danai San Jose, CA 60,000
2 3 Carolyn Bermudez Carmichael, CA 122,500
2 4 Cy Williams Davis, CA 125,000
2 5 Dave Plaskett San Francisco, CA 126,500
2 6 Jake Kuciej Stockton, CA 116,500
2 7 Yanki Koppel Sunnyvale, CA 35,500
2 8 Bill Louie El Dorado Hills, CA 129,500
2 9 Gerald Silva Tampa, FL 90,000
3 1 Sok Chean Sacramento, CA 201,500
3 2 Steve Kujubu Sacramento, CA 49,000
3 3 Brent Lickiss Grass Valley, CA 43,000
3 4 Tony Yuke Sacramento, CA 53,000
3 5 Jeff Wakamiya Sacramento, CA 174,500
3 6 William McClintock San Leandro, CA 29,500
3 7 Bruce Angeski Sacramento, CA 108,000
3 8 Michael Loncar Roseville, CA 125,000
3 9 Tona Katkuoy Santa Rosa, CA 280,000
4 1 Tony Bracy W. Sacramento, CA 383,000
4 2 Ian Bey Sacramento, CA 130,000
4 3 Christopher Penfield Fairfield, CA 65,500
4 4 Mario Sequeira Hanford, CA 29,000
4 5 Hieu Le Sacramento, CA 157,500
4 6 Thomas Tran Modesto, CA 214,500
4 7 Toko Luu San Jose, CA 124,000
4 8 Brett Murray Santa Rosa, CA 92,500
4 9 Gabriel Lopez E. Palo Alto, CA 248,500
5 1 Jamey Hays Sebastopol, CA 136,000
5 2 Jeremy Alred El Dorado Hills, CA 48,500
5 3 Open
5 4 Joe Nguyen Sunnyvale, CA 129,500
5 5 Aaron Iqbal Elk Grove, CA 141,000
5 6 Phong ‘Turbo’ Nguyen LA, CA 125,500
5 7 Anne Bui San Jose, CA 138,500
5 8 Sasha Sabbaghian Granite Bay, CA 230,000
5 9 Gary Pisarek Auburn, CA 158,000
6 1 Open
6 2 Tess Robinson Castro Valley, CA 55,000
6 3 Ben Barad San Rafael, CA 80,500
6 4 George Saca Sacramento, CA 182,500
6 5 Bao Lin SF, CA 198,000
6 6 Shawshin Zhang San Jose, CA 72,000
6 7 Richard Orchid Chico, CA 213,000
6 8 Shawn Roberts Roseville, CA 189,500
6 9 Duy Ho Honolulu, Hi 165,000
