Day 2 of Event #22, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha is Set to Start
When the full field of 1,021 runners took their seats yesterday to compete in Event #22, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, the assumption was that ten levels would decide who had earned the right to play for the cash on Day 2. Instead, only 117 players managed to bag and tag by the end of the night, meaning we broke the money bubble on the last bustout of the night.
Brandon Crawford begins Day 2 as the chip leader, after amassing a stack of 125,400 despite failing to eliminate Tom Cipriano in a memorable bubble hand. His lead is only a slim 1,500 chips, however, as Alan Keating will begin today with 123,900 at his disposal.
Joseph Cheong, who shot to poker stardom as a member of the 2010 "November Nine," will also enter Day 2 with momentum on his side, after notching a key knockout during the end of Day 1, when he bricked on a flush draw but found a runner-runner straight to move his stack into a comfortable position entering bubble play. Holding a stack of 52,400 when we get underway this afternoon, Cheong has put himself in position to make yet another deep run here in a WSOP event.
After an interesting Day 1, in which his stack went missing for over an hour, online super-stakes legend Ben Tollerene will start the day with only 5,300, needing to score a few quick doubles if he hopes to gain any traction.
Among the other notable names who have played their way to a shot at this WSOP bracelet in PLO are Keven Stammen (100,200), Paul Volpe (67,200), Tommy Le (67,000), Leif Force (40,000), Hoyt Corkins (36,200), Lee Watkinson (26,100), and Barry Johnston (20,300).
Keep it with PokerNews throughout the day as we bring you continuous live coverage of Day 2, here at Event #22 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament.
For now, we'll leave you with Lynn Gilmartin who has the highlights from all corners of the 2013 World Series of Poker today:
. Cheong was trailing with his 
, but the game of Omaha is all about the board cards.
on the turn solidified his position, and the 
on the river sent Cheong to the rail.
, and Volpe checking to his opponent. After a bet of 8,400, Volpe bumped it up to 17,200, and the other player came along to see the 
drop on the turn. Both players tapped the table, and the 
completed the board on the river.
for a full house on the turn.
. Michael Schwartz led out for a bet of 19,200, and Volpe raised to 84,700 holding 
for top two pair. Schwartz put his last 105,300 into the middle, and rolled over 
for top set. Volpe was crushed, and the 
on the river left him on the short end of yet another massive postflop PLO confrontation.
, and Corkins aces were best, giving him a much needed double to move above the average chip stack.
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flop made things interesting as it gave Keating a flush draw and the other two players straight draws, but as it was Blumenthal's aces were still best. That changed when the dealer burned and turned the 
that peeled off was not one of them. The late-position player tripled while Blumenthal took down the side pot and eliminated Keating from the tournament.
rain down. Kostritysn then led out for a bet of 14,500, and Phan deliberated for a minute or so before cutting out two stacks and sliding them forward, raising to 34,000. Faced with a strong sign that Phan held a queen, Kostritsyn persevered nonetheless, reraising all-in for his last 90,000 or so chips.
for trip queens and an ace kicker. Kostritsyn could only muster the 
