The race towards the $1,373,000 first-place prize of the 2017 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars Main Event is on Paul Volpe finds himself in pole position after ending Day 2 with 1,749,000 chips and the title of chip leader.
There were 264 players in their seats at the start of Day 2 and after a 15-hour grind, which ended at 3 a.m. PT, only 44 people had chips in front of them that required bagging up for the night. Among those 264 returnees were 33 Shooting Stars, players with $2,500 bounties on their heads.