Williams and Sammartino at Top of Leaderboard After Day 2 in $2,500 Mixed: Omaha/Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Stud Games: 7,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 30,000 Completion, 30,000-60,000 Limits
After ten levels of action at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, Day 2 has been completed in Event #61: $2,500 Mixed: Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed). The day started with 187 players and is down to the final 21 players. The man on top of the leaderboard is David Williams, who managed to bag 1,890,000 chips at the end of the night.
Williams, the bracelet winner and World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up, came into the day with 185,500 chips and was able to increase that more than tenfold by the end of Day 2. Right behind Williams on the leaderboard is another Main Event runner-up, Dario Sammartino, with 1,870,000 in second place. In third coming into Day 3 is Joey Couden with 1,695,000.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Williams | United States | 1,890,000 |
| 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 1,870,000 |
| 3 | Joey Couden | United States | 1,695,000 |
| 4 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 1,550,000 |
| 5 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 1,335,000 |
| 6 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Patrice Boudet | France | 1,090,000 |
| 8 | Jacob Nepom | United States | 1,035,000 |
| 9 | Troy Murdough | United States | 975,000 |
| 10 | Jared Talarico | United States | 770,000 |
The 21 remaining players have all locked up $8,369 after they reached the money early in the day, after Eugene Brockett burst the money bubble. Of the 187 players who returned on Day 2, only 77 of them got paid, all earning a minimum cash of $5,000. The 21 players coming back for Day 3 will compete for the top prize of $222,703.
Big stacks from Day 1 did not fare as well on Day 2, as the top two chip leaders coming into the day Joe Shammas and Chad Eveslage both failed to cash. Some other notables who were eliminated prior to the money bubble bursting include Fox Sports TV personality Nick Wright. Also falling short of the money were bracelet winners Erik Seidel, Yuri Dzivielevski, David “Bakes” Baker, Alex Livingston, Todd Brunson and Ari Engel.
Some big names who made the money but busted prior to the end of Day 2 include former Main Event champion Joe Hachem, broadcaster Norman Chad, and bracelet winners Robert Mizrachi, Benny Glaser, Nathan Gamble, Scott Clements, and Marco Johnson.
Action will resume at 1 p.m. local time on June 26, with the expectation of playing to a champion. Play for Day 3 will start in Level 23, where they will play 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels.
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