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title: Day Two Chip Counts After First Break
description: 59 players return from the first break with Richard Zhang leading. The prize pool is $207,680 with top payouts for the final players.
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# [Day Two Chip Counts After First Break](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/houston-tournaments/day-two-chip-counts-after-first-break)

 Written by [Kyle M](https://blog.texascardhouse.com/houston-tournaments/author/kyle) | Oct 19, 2025 10:11:45 PM

59 players are returning from the first 10-minute break of the day.

Richard Zhang came into the day as the chip leader and remains in that position after the first break. Players return to blinds of 10,000/15,000/15,000. 

Chip Counts

| **Player** | **Chip Count** |
| --- | --- |
| RICHARD ZHANG | 1,550,000 |
| JUAN CAMPBELL | 1,465,000 |
| FLAVIO PALALON | 1,265,000 |
| KRIS BURCHFIELD | 1,250,000 |
| WILLIAM WYLER | 1,250,000 |
| ARTURO LOPEZ | 1,200,000 |
| SARA GANN | 1,160,000 |
| ZANVYL MORROW | 1,155,000 |
| CRISTIAN AGUILAR | 1,135,000 |
| THUAN LAM | 1,100,000 |
| RABIH KASSAB | 1,070,000 |
| WILLIAM BRADSHAW | 1,070,000 |
| SAMUEL ADAMO | 1,000,095 |
| DANIEL ANDERSON | 1,000,055 |
| DAVID VU | 920,000 |
| HERSH MAHAJAN | 895,000 |
| DEREK NORMAND | 890,000 |
| LAWRENCE WAYNE | 870,000 |
| RAHIL GAULANI | 840,000 |
| IKE NLEMCHI | 825,000 |
| ERIN PARISIEN | 770,000 |
| BEN PELEG | 745,000 |
| RAHUL BATRA | 735,000 |
| JASON SERRANO | 715,000 |
| JASON FAIRCLOTH | 700,000 |
| CURTIS CAVAZOS | 695,000 |
| MARK WHITE | 680,000 |
| LARMAR BLUE | 640,000 |
| KAMORU YUSUF | 635,000 |
| MICHAEL STEINBACHER | 600,000 |
| RAVEE SUNDARA | 580,000 |
| DAVID TOLLAR | 505,000 |
| MOE TOKKO | 480,000 |
| JAMES HOLLMANN | 430,000 |
| GREGORY BESSEMER | 410,000 |
| JOHN MONTGOMERY | 380,000 |
| DAVID SHAW | 375,000 |
| ISAAC ELIASON | 370,000 |
| WAYNE XIA | 345,000 |
| MATTHEW BANDINI | 345,000 |
| LORRAINE WIDENER | 340,000 |
| ALBERT PETERLIN | 335,000 |
| NAAFAY NADIM | 335,000 |
| ETHAN DOAN | 330,000 |
| RICHARD ESTEP | 300,000 |
| TIM BANDINI | 300,000 |
| DARA TAHERPOUR | 285,000 |
| JUAN HERNANDEZ | 245,000 |
| DAVID GRAFF | 235,000 |
| JIANBU SHI | 205,000 |
| JOHN HINRICHS | 200,000 |
| ALEX ROBIN | 190,000 |
| JONATHAN PARK | 165,000 |
| MING LIANG | 165,000 |
| MARK HENNESSY | 155,000 |
| DAVID MEDLIN | 145,000 |
| SUMIT VERMA | 140,000 |
| DAVID HAYES | 110,000 |
| TREY WHITE | 25,000 |

Day Two Payouts  
*Prize pool: $207,680*

| 1st | $32,680 |
| --- | --- |
| 2nd | $21,650 |
| 3rd | $14,610 |
| 4th | $10,010 |
| 5th | $7,300 |
| 6th | $5,680 |
| 7th | $4,730 |
| 8th | $3,920 |
| 9th | $3,240 |
| 10th-12th | $2,740 |
| 13th-15th | $2,290 |
| 16th-18th | $1,870 |
| 19th-21st | $1,610 |
| 22nd-24th | $1,350 |
| 25th-27th | $1,100 |
| 28th-36th | $960 |
| 37th-45th | $820 |
| 46th-54th | $690 |
| 55th-63rd | $580 |
| 64th-72nd | $510 |
| 73rd-90th | $450 |
| 91st-104th | $400 |
| *Double Bags (5)* | *$5,000* |
| *Day One Payouts* | *$20,240* |

 

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