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Ari Oxman Leads WPT Venetian; Nine Former Champions Still in Contention

Day 2 of the WPT Venetian saw the field whittled down to 39 players from 340, with a host of big names still in contention for the $910,370 first prize.

Leading the way is Ari Oxman ahead of Tim McDermott, Mike Liang, Stephen Song and Sergii Baranov. These five players all bagged over 100 big blinds ahead of Day 3.

partypoker Ambassador Jason Koon sits comfortably inside the top 10 and is eyeing a first WPT title of his career.