Championship: Jonathan Jaffe Leads the Final 40 Players into Day 3

$3,500 WPT Tampa Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,165

Jonathan Jaffe
Chipleader Jonathan Jaffe

Day 2 came to an end with 40 players remaining, and the chipleader is Jonathan Jaffe, who bagged 3,035,000  (121 big blinds).

Here is the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  3,035,000  (121 bb)
2.  Peter Vitantonio  –  2,735,000  (109 bb)
3.  Kevin Garosshen  –  2,245,000  (90 bb)
4.  Jon Borenstein  –  2,000,000  (80 bb)
5.  Yuri Dzivielevski  –  1,970,000  (79 bb)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 1,165, the average chip stack is about 1,165,000 (47 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $15,690 each. The next pay jump will be $18,420 for 32nd place.

Day 3 begins tomorrow (Monday) at 12:00 noon, and the field will play seven 90-minute levels, or down to the final six players, whichever comes first.