Day 2C started with 2,747 players from Day 1C and ended with approximately 1,142 survivors, led by David Jackson ($430,676 in live tournament earnings, according to HendonMob) who accumulated 408,800 in chips heading to Day 3. Here are the top five players after Day 2C:
David Jackson - 408,800
Zach Jiganti - 401,900
Shawn Van Alsdale - 388,000
Louis Salter - 344,400
Hugo Perez - 343,300
However, all above players are behind the following Day 2-AB players in the chip counts: Amar Anand (603,500), Calvin Lee (500,700), Luther Tran (479,700) and Charles Chattha (423,300).
A total of 1,796 players from Day 2AB and Day 2C will return tomorrow for Day 3 (no more separation of players). Big names to watch out for on Day 3 include former World Champions Scotty Nguyen (181,200), Joe Hachem (148,500), Phil Hellmuth (88,800), Ryan Reiss (291,700), and Jim Bechtel (140,000); Daniel Negreanu (123,600), Daniel Alaei (199,800) JC Tran (113,700), Max Steinberg (232,700), Matt Glantz (306,00) and Adrian Mateos.
source: pokernews and wsop