Saleh, who started the day fifth in chips, began by busting inaugural HPT Ameristar Vicksburg champ Jay Bishop in a flip. Yousef Saleh will return for Monday's Day 3 as the chip leader, bagging up 1.02 million.
A whirlwind Day 2 here at the HPT Ameristar Vicksburg $1,100 Main Event saw a starting field of twenty-one players, from the original 146 entrants that began the tournament, zip down to the final table of nine in just under three hours time.
