Big Stax 500 (Day 2): Montes Making Headlines

Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 925
Players Remaining: 125

Jose Montes (Bronx, NY)

Jose Montes (Bronx, MD) continues his climb from the eight blinds he started the day with.  Jose just posted on Twitter that he had 475,000, and since picking up a few pots after that, he's crossed the 500,000 mark.  We have seen stories like this, as Ryan Eriquezzo comes to mind...buying in Day 2 and making it all the way to Day 3.  While Jose likely has big things planned in his head, the first goal for him is likely to cash the event to start.

Some notables to bust the tournament over the past level include:

Esther Taylor
Jennifer So
Kevin McColgan
Joe Black