The 2017 WSOP main event is halfway through Day 2, and as the biggest stacks climb closer to 1 million, several players are starting to make serious inroads to a deep run in the tournament. After the simultaneous Day 2A and 2B sessions, 1,023 have locked up their spots for Day 3 on Wednesday, including chip leaders Lawrence Bayley (618,000) and Mickey Craft (pictured, 608,100). Jared Hamby (455,600), Marvin Rettenmaier (359,100), Jamie Gold (346,000) and Kenny Hallaert (331,800) each finished with top-60 stacks of their own. Former champions Gold, Joe Hachem (134,700), Greg Raymer (106,400) and Tom McEvoy (29,600) each made it through play Tuesday.
Daily main event recaps from the 2017 World Series of Poker
