After three days of action in the partypoker Caribbean Poker Party event, Day 1a, Day 1b and Day 2, just 135 players remain from the 948 total entries (125 from the live felt and 10 who made it through both Day 1 and Day 2 online) and it is Scott Margereson who is their chip leader in the Bahamas.

With a packed field of superstars aligning on Day 2, Margereson’s lead is all the more impressive considering who he had in front of him at the start of the day. German super high roller and poker end boss Philipp Gruissem started the day with over 12 million chips, some improvement on the million-chip starting stack that $10,000 buys you in this MILLIONS World event.

Gruissem would finish Day 2 on an impressive stack of over 24 million chips, but Margereson racked up 38,350,000 to lead the way after an amazing day at the felt. Using the bubble to his advantage, Margereson was able to make hay while the sun shone on him in Bahamas, with pressure applied to Brandon Sheils in a very late hand adding a vital 14 million chips to his leading stack by close of play.

Elsewhere, the bubble boy was Vasylenko Yevgen, who exited in 126th place when his micro stack was all-in with three-deuce. Called by Jacobus Visser, the board flirted with false hope for the unfortunate Yevgen when a flush draw appeared on the turn, but a ten on the river merely confirmed his exit and put every remaining player in the room, pausing the action for the night.