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Daily main event recaps from the 2017 World Series of Poker

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The 2017 WSOP main event is halfway through Day 2, and as the biggest stacks climb closer to 1 million, several players are starting to make serious inroads to a deep run in the tournament. After the simultaneous Day 2A and 2B sessions, 1,023 have locked up their spots for Day 3 on Wednesday, including chip leaders Lawrence Bayley (618,000) and Mickey Craft (pictured, 608,100). Jared Hamby (455,600), Marvin Rettenmaier (359,100), Jamie Gold (346,000) and Kenny Hallaert (331,800) each finished with top-60 stacks of their own. Former champions Gold, Joe Hachem (134,700), Greg Raymer (106,400) and Tom McEvoy (29,600) each made it through play Tuesday.