Dan Jungleman Cates Approaches 200,000

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is one of the most prestigious and highly anticipated poker contests of the year. Poker ace Dan Cates managed to rack up an impressive chip tally - the second highest in the history of the WSOP as he entered Sunday (Day 1B) of the WSOP.

Entry to the 2013 WSOP costs contestants $10,000. Dan Cates bested the competition as he pushed his starting chip stack of just 30,000 to almost 200,000 (closing on 190,000). A native of Maryland, Cates was thrilled with his performance on Day 1B. While Cates has performed immensely well in the online poker arena, his tournament performances in land-based poker have been few and far between. However, his incredible series of plays on the day thrust him into the limelight as one of the best poker achievements ever.

How the Day Unfolded for Cates

The WSOP Main Event has seen 2,885 players competing for their share of the poker pots. Day 1A, consisted of over 900 players and Day 1B featured 1942 players. By Monday, Day 1C, over 3700 players were contesting the WSOP Main Event.

Big Chip Stacks at the Conclusion of Day 1B included the Following Players:

• Alan Keating on 123,500 chips
• Sorel Mizzi on 120,000 chips
• Annette Obrestad on 108,750 chips
• Cliff Josephy on 96,600 chips
• Joe Ebanks on 95,000 chips
• Scott Seiver 94,100 chips
• Doyle Brunson on 90,000 chips
• Liv Boeree on 88,000 chips
• Juha Helppi on 87,225 chips
• Xuan Liu on 82,000 chips
• Melanie Weisner on 81,700 chips

One of the most notable participants was the inimitable Doyle Brunson - a 10-time WSOP winner. Other players included Dan Harrington and Chris Moneymaker.