Day 2: Joseph Esbenshade Leads at 1st Break

 The players have returned from their first break of the day and the top stacks are as follows:

 

1. Joseph Esbenshade - 1,795,000
2. Christopher Short - 1,665,000
3. David Vu - 1,605,000
4. Nicholas Scott - 1,520,000
5. William Givens - 1,410,000