Woodward Leads Final 139; Engel, Smith, Eslami Up Top
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and the 2013 World Series of Poker for Day 2 of the Event #46: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better!
Yesterday saw 435 players spread throughout the floor of the Amazon Room, and when the dust settled, only 139 players remained all eyeing the money-paying top 45 before making a run at the bracelet and $279,094 first prize.
Matt Woodward bagged an impressive 98,700 in chips and is one of two players in the 90,000-chip range with Cai Zhen (95,300) being the other.
Ari Engel also sits in the top ten while the likes of Gavin Smith (60,500), Ali Eslami (55,600), Amnon Filippi (47,000), Leif Force (43,300), John Cernuto (42,600), Andrey Zaichenko (31,500), Eric Baldwin (28,900), Chip Jett (28,700), Joe Hachem (25,600), Mike Matusow (22,000), Jeff Madsen (17,200) and a host of other notables still remain.
Here is how the top ten chip stacks sit:
Rank | Player | Chip Count |
---|---|---|
1 | Matt Woodward | 98,700 |
2 | Cai Zhen | 95,300 |
3 | Richard Sklar | 87,700 |
4 | Michael Sanders | 79,500 |
5 | Joseph Silverman | 78,300 |
6 | Rodrigo Caprioli | 72,600 |
7 | Paul Francoi Tedeschi | 70,800 |
8 | Ari Engel | 64,200 |
9 | Nicholas Verkaik | 62,300 |
10 | Thomas Keller | 60,600 |
Play is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. local time with the PokerNews live reporting team providing continuous live updates of every scoop, quarter and chop live from the 2013 World Series of Poker and Event #46!