Twenty-one year old poker phenom Jeff Madsen is certainly no stranger to the leader board at big name tournaments, first making his mark at the 2006 World Series of Poker where he reached the final table an astounding four times, twice claiming a world champion’s bracelet. Proving it was no fluke, Madsen backed up his improbable run at the WSOP a few months later by finishing third at the WPT Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Now, Madsen finds himself atop another leader board heading into Day 3 of the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament. Starting the day among the leaders with 174,200 in chips, Madsen was the first to cross the half million mark after flopping a set of aces. Only moments later, he eliminated last year’s Bay 101 champ, Nam Le, and went on to finish the day with 706,000 in chips.
While Madsen might be top of the class, just behind him is poker’s favorite class clown and prop bet superhero from last year’s WSOP, Joe Sebok, who is stacked at 603,000. Other notable players still in contention include JJ Liu (431,000), Bill Edler (357,500), and Team Bodog pro David Williams (207,500).
Madsen and Williams, along with the last remaining female, JJ Liu, and the short-stacked Erik Seidel, are the only four "Shooting Stars" left in the tournament.
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