Kornuth likely would have been the chip leader by a decent margin were it not for one of the last hands of Monday night.
The only one in real trouble is short-stacked Kristen Foxen (formerly Bicknell – she recently married fellow poker pro Alex Foxen) with 2.175 million chips. With all those chips concentrated in the top three players, there’s naturally a dropoff to the second half of the table, but James Mackey (5.050 million chips) and Steve Buckner (4.700 million) still have over 30 big blinds apiece, so they certainly have some room to play.
That’s fewer than three big blinds separating the three players. Behind Kornuth is James Hundt with 9.000 million, which is not as much behind as it is virtually tied. Just behind him is Chance Kornuth, who had the most chips after Sunday’s Day 2, with 9.025 million. Leading the way is Ray Qartomy with 9.400 million chips.Īnd while first place is where you want to be, regardless of where you are in the tournament, Qartomy’s lead is razor thin. The World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Main Event final table shapes up to be a great one, as the chip counts of the six remaining players are as even as you will ever see.