On a board that read 
Ryan Paluf ended up all in against Erik Seidel. The cards were turned over. Paluf held 
against the 
of Seidel. The river was the 
and Paluf doubled up through Seidel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
34,100
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34,100 |
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31,500
-13,900
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-13,900 |
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The action was on the river with 
on show and Mike Matusow bet 6,000 into the pot. With the action on Connor Drinnan, he announced "pot" and placed 31,200 over the line. Matusow took his time before deciding that fold was the best option. Drinan checked his cards again and turned over the 
before collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000
42,600
|
42,600 |
|
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57,500
15,500
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15,500 |
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Patrick Leonard has been chipping up over the first hour of play today and has added around 40,000 chips to his stack already. That was in spite of losing a pot just now. Leonard had limped in front and Colin Gelker limped on the button. Gerald Cohen and Jarrett Hlavaty were in the small and big blinds respectively and they came along too.
No one bet on the 
flop. On the turn, it checked to Leonard who made it 3,500 to continue. Gelker was the only player to fold. The last card out was the 
and after Cohen checked, Hlavaty lead for 11,000. Leonard tanked for a minute or so before deciding to pass and Cohen did the same, adding a nice pot to Hlavaty's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
187,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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88,000
57,400
|
57,400 |
|
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75,000
43,100
|
43,100 |
|
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33,000
17,100
|
17,100 |
In a large pot north of 50,000 in the middle, Michael Romanos moved all in with a board that read 
. Matt O'Donnell went into the tank to consider the bet. After about half a minute he folded.
"I thought you were gonna call" said Romanos as he showed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
32,100
|
32,100 |
|
52,000
-36,800
|
-36,800 |
With a very short stack, it was no surprise to see Michael Mizrachi get his chips in just now. Mark Steele limped under the gun and Mizrachi raised to 5,000, which Steele called.
Steele checked the 
flop and Mizrachi moved all in for just under 10,000. It was a call from Steele and they turned their cards on their backs.
Michael Mizrachi: 
Mark Steele: 
Mizrachi needed to hit, as Steele had flopped two pair. The 
came on the turn and Mizrachi called for a three before the dealer turned over the 
, which prompted laughter from around the table. Mizrachi took 75% of the pot with the six-high straight for the high and chopping the low with a wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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28,500
-18,400
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-18,400 |
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23,600
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
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On a board that read 
a pot of about 24,000 was already in the middle as Jon Turner and Ben Tang went to the turn which was the . Tang bet 20,000 and Turner raised enough to put Tang all in. Tang called after a moment.
Turner showed the 
and was behind the 
of Tang. The river came the to change nothing and Tang took the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
68,300
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68,300 |
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28,000
-72,300
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-72,300 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
There were 1,117 hopefuls who began Day 1 yesterday and of those, 700 fell by the wayside, leaving 417 still in contention for the title, trophy, and the all-important money, with a very attractive $279,920 top prize up for grabs.
Ray Medlin (240,100), Richard Bai (225,200) and Danny Woolard (217,500) are the three players best placed to challenge for the title, with recent bracelet winner Ari Engel hot on their heels with 216,200. There are also a host of other big names still in contention with Scott Clements (148,000), Patrick Leonard (145,000), David Prociak (138,000), Paul Sokoloff (133,600), Jeremy Ausmus (131,200), James Obst (117,100), Daniel Idema (115,000), Ben Yu (114,600), Viacheslav Zhukov (111,700), Ivo Donev (108,000) all sat with a six-figure stack.
Yesterday’s action wasn’t as smooth for everyone, with some big names struggling to build a stack. Loren Klein (22,900), Jeff Lisandro (16,300), Michael Mizrachi (14,700) and Chris Ferguson (7,100) will be looking for an early spin up as they will return to Level 10, with blinds at 800/1,600. Blind levels remain at 60 minutes long and there will be a 15-minute break after two levels, except for the 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 16 (around 8:30 p.m.).
As with yesterday, there are 10 levels on the schedule and players will start in the Pavillion and Miranda rooms, with tables breaking into the Miranda ballroom. PokerNews will bring you all the action as it happens, with live updates from start to finish.
Event #60: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 Started
