Big Stax 300 (Day 2): Chip Counts Before Dinner

Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1,848
Players Remaining: 83

Stephen Press (Staten Island, NY)

There are still a lot of solid, well-known players remaining in the field, but the player leading the way is a relative unknown.  Stephen Press (Staten Island, NY) has one career cash to his name, but it's not too shabby.  Press finished runner-up in a $350 No Limit Hold'em Event at Borgata during the Borgata Winter Poker Open, collecting $33,456.  Press is currently sitting with 2,650,000 in front of him, and leads the way by almost 1,000,000:

Stephen Press - 2,650,000
Justin Liberto - 1,700,000
Juan Valdez - 1,650,000
Neal Gay - 1,500,000
Bartholomew Golik - 1,300,000
Scott Blackman - 1,300,000
Dan Wach - 1,100,000
Craig Lozak - 1,000,000
Josh Lehrman - 1,000,000
Ken Silberstein - 900,000