Mike Matusow survived stiff competition on Day 2 to finish at the top of the leaderboard. At the end of Day 2, Mike Matusow leads the field on 85,500; ahead of second-place Huck Seed who could only muster up 73,000 to push ahead of third place Johnny Chan.

The few unfortunate players to bust were current champion Joe Cada; poker legend Doyle Brunson; online qualifier Andrew Barton and recent Hall of Fame addition Mike Sexton.

The next four hours of play are scheduled for this Saturday, providing there is no clash with the $25,000 6-max or Ante Up for Africa tournaments. The top five chip counts are as follows:

1. Mike Matusow 85,500
2. Huck Seed 73,000
3. Johnny Chan 68,600
4. Scotty Nguyen 64,700
5. Joe Hachem 64,300