Welcome to Day 2 of the $5K PLO8 Extravaganza!
When play came to a halt at the end of Day 1, the tournament clock stated that 189 players remained; however, it was a bit off as only 173 players will be returning for Day 2 of Event #57 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better. They will all be looking to crack the top 36 and lay claim to their portion of a $1,654,400 prize pool, with $397,073 set aside for first.
Yesterday, 352 players entered our event, an increase of nearly 25% from 2010. Gary Bolden ended Day 1 as the chip leader with 98,300. Hot on his heels are Eric Crain (96,500), Austin Marks (89,500), John Caridad (78,500), Max Pescatori (72,000), Alexandre Gomes (70,400), Joe Tehan (69,500), Daniel Fuhs (66,400), Ali Eslami (64,600), and Dan Shak (62,600).
Joining the big stacks is a laundry list of notables including Mike “The Mouth” Matusow (20,700), Huck Seed (14,400), David “Doc” Sands (33,600), Erik Seidel (57,500), Allen Kessler (58,500), Chris Bjorin (53,400), David Bach (49,900), Phil Laak (39,400), and Nick Binger (48,400).
The tournament will resume at 3:00 p.m. PST, which is just over 40 minutes from right now. The plan for the day is to play ten levels, during which we’ll more than likely burst the money bubble. Join us shortly as we bring you all the hands, chip counts, and eliminations from the floor of the $5K PLO8.