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The World Poker Tour (WPT) Jacksonville BestBet Open 2012 Day 2 has come to a close with Farid Jattin the chip leader and poker pro James Dempsey right in the thick of things.
Farid has had 7 cashes in his live tournament career. A 2nd place finish at the Borgata Summer Poker Open No Limit Hold’em Championship has helped boost his overall winnings to $229,506.
All eyes are on James Dempsey as the 4th biggest chip leader. Dempsey has just shy of $1.7 million in live tournament winnings to date.
He won the WPT Five Star World Championship this past December and the $821,612 that came with it. He also holds one World Series of Poker bracelet.
Day 2 comes to an end with about 55 players remaining. Here are the top 10 chip leaders:
1. Farid Jattin - 718,000
2. Darren Elias - 636,000
3. Shawn Cunix - 411,000
4. James Dempsey - 404,500
5. David Tuthill - 381,000
6. Peter Campo - 341,500
7. Will Failla - 335,000
8. Byron Kaverman - 292,000
9. Barry Hutter - 275,000
10. Matt Giannetti - 274,500
- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com
