Event 23 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | 2007 World Series of Poker

Players are currently unbagging their chips.

Here are the seating assignments:

Table 74:
Seat 1: Andrew Black - 54,000
Seat 2: Scott Clements - 248,000
Seat 4: Hilbert Shirley - 81,500
Seat 5: Mark Davis - 56,000
Seat 6: Johnny Chan - 116,000
Seat 7: Eric Lynch - 97,500
Seat 8: Will Durkee - 67,500
Seat 9: James Dankelberger -18,000

Table #61:
Seat 3: Jason Newburger - 42,500
Seat 4: Burt Boutin - 42,000
Seat 5: Ayaz Mahmood - 66,500
Seat 6: Martin Davis - 21,000
Seat 7: Gary Lundgren - 50,000
Seat 8: Rami Boukai - 115,500
Seat 9: Warren Simon - 43,000

Table #67:
Seat 1: Richard Olofsson - 77,000
Seat 2: Bradley Libson - 35,000
Seat 3: K.U. Davis - 23,500
Seat 4: Charles Gibbs - 36,000
Seat 5: Anthony MacCanello - 31,000
Seat 6: Sam Abueid - 127,000
Seat 8: Dau Ly - 187,000
Seat 9: Arnold Spee - 92,500

576 players bought in yesterday and there are 23 players remaining. Action will resume at 2 PM PDT. The final table will also be played today. It is scheduled to be played on the main stage and the public is encouraged to attend. The final table time is TBA. 14 more players have to bust out before a final table is set.

All eyes are on Johnny Chan as he seeks his 11th bracelet. Just the other day he metioned to Phil Hellmuth that, "He and Doyle need to catch up." Perhaps today can be the day that Chan ties Phil Hellmuth with 11 bracelets.

Andy Black is considered one of the best players in the world to have never won a bracelet. He's been on a hot streak in 2007 after winning three Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments on three different continents. He's trying to add four to his list.

Also in the field are 2006 WSOP bracelet winner Scott Clements, 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Will Durkee (Event #10 $2,000 NL Holdem champion), and 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Burt Boutin who took down Event #7 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys. Eric "Rizen" Lynch is one of the best online tournament players in the world who is in pursuit of his first bracelet. Ayaz Mahmood made a WSOP final table last year for a PLO event and he's also trying to win his first bracelet.

Day 2 Starting Chipcounts:
Scott Clements - 295,000
Dau Ly - 230,000
Johnny Chan - 131,000
Rami Bonkai - 119,000
Sam Abueid - 117,000
Arnold Spee - 98,000
Eric "Rizen" Lynch - 97,500
Hilbert Shirey - 86,000
Will Durkee - 67,500
Ayaz Mahmood - 59,000
Andrew Black - 57,000
Gary Lundgren - 55,000
Richard Olofsson - 53,000
Jody Simon - 45,000
Jason Newburger - 43,000
Burt Boutin - 41,000
Brad Libson - 40,000
Anthony Maccanello - 35,000
Charles Gibbs - 34,500
Mark Davis - 31,000
K.U. Davis - 25,500
James Dunkelberger - 21,000
Martin Davis - 21,000

Can Johnny Chan can make it to the final table and win bracelet #11? Or will Burt Boutin or Will Durkee become the first player to win multiple bracelets in 2007? Tune in at 2 PM to find out.

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2007 World Series of Poker

2007 World Series of Poker

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Event #23 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha - Day 2 and Final Table