Santhosh Suvarna Searching for Second Summer Bracelet as Day 2 of $50,000 PLO High Roller Gets Underway
A total of 131 entries were made on Day 1 of Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha of the 2024 World Series of Poker. Out of them, 61 will return today to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the second day of the three-day tournament.
Among the players with the most chips in their bags is Indian businessman and high stakes regular Santhosh Suvarna. Suvarna won his second bracelet in the $250,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller just over one week ago and is looking to make strides in capturing his third one today.
Suvarna bagged up 1,360,000 chips on Day 1, good for 98 big blinds at the start of play. He sits in third place on the leaderboard, with six-time bracelet winner Jason Mercier occupying the top spot with a stack of 1,575,000. Following Mercier in the counts is sports cards enthusiast Jared Bleznick, who will start today with 1,470,000 chips in front of him.
Also in the top ten at the start of the day is $5,000 PLO bracelet winner Bryce Yockey (1,135,000), while Germany's Tim Van Loo (1,280,000) and Bulgaria's Veselin Karakitukov (1,185,000) provide some more international representation.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | United States | 1,575,000 | 105 |
| 2 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 1,470,000 | 98 |
| 3 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 1,360,000 | 91 |
| 4 | Michael Moncek | United States | 1,290,000 | 86 |
| 5 | Tim Van Loo | Germany | 1,280,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Isaac Kempton | United States | 1,250,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Chase Steely | United States | 1,240,000 | 83 |
| 8 | Jonathan Azoulay | United States | 1,235,000 | 82 |
| 9 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 1,185,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 1,135,000 | 76 |
Of course, in a tournament of this caliber, many more notables found their way to Day 2. Old-school David Benyamine has known several deep runs already this year and bagged 980,000 chips. Isaac Haxton made it through with 645,000, while Joao Vieira and Joao Simao will have 645,000 and 635,000 chips waiting for them.
Also still in contention are defending champion Jesse Lonis (600,000), Player of the Year leader Scott Seiver (585,000), and fellow bracelet collectors Dash Dudley (370,000), Anthony Zinno (320,000), and Nick Schulman (180,000).
The prize pool has already exceeded $6,000,000, but the expectation is that that number will still grow today, as late registration will remain open for one more level. More four-card aficionados are expected to join the already stacked field, and those who get eliminated during the first 40 minutes of play will have two reentries available to them if they have not already used them.
The tournament will resume at 1 p.m. local time in Level 13: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. The blind levels will last 40 minutes each throughout the tournament, with 15-minute breaks after every three of them and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21, around 7:30 p.m. local time.
The action-packed Day 2 is scheduled to play down to five players, so make sure to keep refreshing PokerNews to find out who of the Omaha high rollers will find themselves among the elite five bagging up for Day 3.