Nolan Dalla’s Fun Fact of the Day: “The Days”
From his official report, here’s Nolan’s “Fun Fact of the Day” for Day 2b of the 2010 WSOP Main Event:
THE DAYS
In 2009, at the conclusion of Day Two, the eventual champion Joe Cada ranked in 99th place.
In 2008, at the conclusion of Day 2, the eventual champion Peter Eastgate ranked in 484th place.
In 2007, at the conclusion of Day 2, the eventual champion Jerry Yang ranked in 26th place.
In 2006, at the conclusion of Day 2, the eventual champion Jamie Gold ranked in 155th place.
Based on WSOP figures (2006 to present), seven of the eight Day Two chip leaders have cashed. The previous results are as follows:
2009 2-A – Amir Lehavot finished in 226th place
2009 2-B – Peter DeBaene finished in 398th place
2008 2-A – Brian Schaedlich finished in 456th place
2008 2-B – Peter Biebel finished in 273rd place
2007 2-A – Jeff Banghart finished in 41st place
2007 2-B – Gus Hansen finished in 61st place
2006 2-A – Yuriy Kozinskiy did not cash
2006 2-B – Dmitri Nobles finished in 76th place
During the mega-era (2003 to present), the eventual WSOP champions and their chip positions at the conclusion of Day Two were:
2003 – Chris Moneymaker, 60,475 in chips (ranked 11th)*
2004 – Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, 74,400 in chips (ranked 7th)
2005 – Joe Hachem, 67,350 in chips (not in top 25)
2006 – Jamie Gold, 100,125 in chips (ranked 23rd)
2007 – Jerry Yang, 99,700 in chips (not in top 25)
2008 – Peter Eastgate, 62,325 in chips (not in top 25)
2009 – Joe Cada 187,225 in chips (ranked 99th)
*NOTE: 2003-2005 started with 10,000 in chips. 2006-2008 started with 20,000 in chips. 2009 starts with 30,000 in chips.
