Here We Go, HPO Toledo Day 2 Starts at Noon
It's time for Day 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event. Play resumes at 12:15 pm local time.
Former WSOP Champion and HPO Ambassador Chris Moneymaker enters the day with 189,500. He sits toward the top of the 48 remaining players.
Nick DePalma (298,000) enters the day with a narrow chip lead over the Day 1a chipleader, Lance Howard (288,000). DePalma took the chip lead during the final levels of play in Day 1b.
Nicole Miller enters Day 2 with 164,000. The Columbus native is the lone woman left in the field and has a health stack. She is a hospice nurse who's married with three kids and plays at a card club called The Shark Tank.
Two brothers have also made it to Day 2. Phillip (143,500) and Jacob Wojtuniecki (56,500) traversed a field of 323 players. Their brother Erik Wojtuniecki didn't have the same success and failed to make it through Day 1a.
The money bubble will burst fairly early in play today, with 36 players getting paid. The players are coming back to level 15, with 1,500/3,000 blinds and a 500 ante.
Stay tuned throughout the day for updates and prize information as the HPO Toledo plays down to a winner.