Chris Klodnicki is the chip leader heading into the Eastern Regional $10k Championship at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City. After three days of play, Chris has reached the final table of this WSOP Circuit event with 759,000 chips. Sitting right behind him on the leaderboard is respected pro Chris Bell, who won his first WSOP bracelet this past summer and will be looking to add to his more than $2.5 million in career earnings with a win Wednesday.Also in strong contention is Andy Frankenberger, who after winning WPT Legends this past August final tabled the WPT Festa al Lago main event in October and is coming off a 16th place finish at the WPT Five Diamond in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The current leader in the WPT's Player of the Year race, Frankenberger has over $1.1 million in career earnings, all in 2010.
Matt Waxman, the previous days' chip leader was the final table bubble boy, with Beth Shake and Victor Ramdin going out in 11th and 12th.
The Eastern Regional Champion will take home $358,295 and the diamond encrusted Regional Championship gold ring.
1. Chris Klodnicki 759,000
2. Chris Bell 706,000
3. Micah Raskin 594,000
4. Jason Burt 579,000
5 Ketan Pandya 377,000
6. Nick Mitchell 332,000
7. Todd Terry 307,000
8. Andy Frankenberger 230,000
9. Seth Fischer 219,000
By reaching the final table, the remaining nine have already qualified for an automatic bid into the $1 million-dollar freeroll WSOP Circuit National Championship to be held May 27-May 29, 2011 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.
The final table will be televised on VERSUS Network, marking the first time in three years that a WSOP Circuit Championship will appear on national television. Coverage of this and the other three Regional Championship events will air in mid-2011.
