Poker pro Chris Demaci is all smiles right now, as he holds a massive chip lead with just 27 players left in this event! Demaci started the day second in chips, and he has quickly risen to the top of the counts with a massive stack of 2.2 million. To put that in perspective, we haven’t spotted anyone else who is over 1.5 million, so Demaci is in great shape for a final table run here with the blinds only at 6,000-12,000. Check out a few more notable chip counts below, as we continue our extended coverage of Event #9 here at the Holiday Classic!

Chris Demaci- 2.2 million

Kevin Gimble- 904,000

Bruce Buffer- 750,000

Ron West- 670,000

Shahen Martirosian- 445,000

Rubin Chappell- 140,000

Dana Kellstrom- 40,000