ERTL EXTENDS HIS CHIPLEAD

Up to 96 entries with about two hours left in registration for Day 1A and Fred Ertl is the first player to reach the 200,000-stack mark in the @HPTpoker $1,650 Main Event @Gates_Poker.

Every time I walk past, Ertl is adding another 10-high stack of red 5k's and yellow 1k's to his collection.

Here's a look at how the chips are moving around the room today.

Fred	Ertl	230,000
Syd	Masters	155,000
Bob	Goldstein	140,000
Jon	Cohen	130,000
Aaron	Frei	98,000
John	Beauprez	94,000
Danny	Gonzales	92,000
Ryan	Dodson	83,000
Andreas	Ramadanis	65,000
David	Lewis	52,000
Mike	Itoafa	46,000
David	Hampel	39,000
Nils	Bardsley	39,000
Brian	Leitch	38,000
Will	Berry	36,000
Krzysztof	Stybaniewicz	34,000
Austin	Peck	30,000
Rich	Monroe	29,000
Ben	Keeline	26,000
Wendy	Freedman	18,000
Chris	Moon	13,000
Jackson	White	0
Teresa	Hemingway	0
Ryan	Pedigo	0

Level - 8
Ante - 800
Blinds - 400/800
Entries - 96

-- Dan Ross - Hold'em Media Live
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