Ben Yu Leads Remaining 35 Players After Day 2 of $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
After a nearly 14-hour day, which included just shy of three hours of hand-for-hand play that spanned almost 50 hands, Day 2 of Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller is in the books. The bubble burst on the final hand of the night, leaving the remaining 35 players in the money when they return on Day 3.
Leading the way is Ben Yu with 3,695,000. Holding just 200,000 at the dinner break with 50 players remaining, Yu chipped up a bit before scoring two eliminations to up his stack to about 2,000,000. Just 38 players remained at that point, and hand-for-hand play was instituted at that time per the request of most of the players along with some slow action at some of the tables. Yu was among several big stacks who took full advantage of the prolonged bubble and hand-for-hand play, chipping up at will.
Rounding out the top five stacks are Jason Koon (2,540,000), Ryan Tosoc (2,220,000), Shaun Deeb (2,120,000) and Scotty Nguyen (2,010,000).
Registration remained open until two levels into Day 2 action, and that accounted for 38 more entries into the event on Day 2. The aforementioned Tosoc was one of them, and other Day 2 entries that are still in the mix include Erik Seidel (725,000) and Sam Soverel (380,000). In total, there were 181 unique players and 49 re-entries into the event.
Others who will be returning on Day 3 include Jason Mercier (1,905,000), Robert Mizrachi (1,005,000), defending champion James Calderaro (705,000), Mike Leah (660,000), recent bracelet winner Craig Varnell (625,000) and Paul Volpe (370,000).
Speaking of Varnell, he soared to the chip lead just as registration was closing when he eliminated Daniel Negreanu, who began the day third in chips. Others who failed to make the money include Anthony Zinno, Jens Kyllonen, JC Tran, Scott Seiver, Chris Ferguson and Michael Mizrachi.
The plan for Day 3 is for the field to play another 10 levels, which should get them to the final table. The action is expected to kick off furiously right off the bat, as several players have been left extremely short stacked by the prolonged bubble phase. When three tables remain, the action will be live streamed on PokerGO.
As always, the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide live updates on all of the action. Play resumes at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 22, so be sure to tune in as the quest to crown the next PLO High Roller champion continues.
Day 3 Seat Assignments
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 429 | 1 | Jeffrey Palarino | United States | 310,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 429 | 2 | Christopher Santora | United States | 90,000 | 3 |
| Amazon | 429 | 3 | Chase Steely | United States | 145,000 | 5 |
| Amazon | 429 | 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 380,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 429 | 5 | Mike Leah | Canada | 660,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 429 | 7 | Jarred Graham | Australia | 300,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 429 | 8 | Grazvydas Kontautas | Lithuania | 405,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Ben Yu | United States | 3,695,000 | 123 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | Christopher Frank | Germany | 565,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Bogdan Capitan | Romania | 510,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Martin Kozlov | Australia | 375,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Tom Marchese | United States | 440,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 430 | 7 | Jason Mercier | United States | 1,905,000 | 64 |
| Amazon | 430 | 8 | Dominykas Karmazinas | Lithuania | 120,000 | 4 |
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,540,000 | 85 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 2,120,000 | 71 |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Craig Varnell | United States | 625,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | David Benyamine | France | 425,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 431 | 5 | George Wolff | United States | 535,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Omar Zazay | United States | 415,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 431 | 8 | Jacob Kalb | United States | 440,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Scotty Nguyen | United States | 2,010,000 | 67 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 1,005,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Len Ashby | United States | 130,000 | 4 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 85,000 | 3 |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | 725,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Luis Velador | Mexico | 1,045,000 | 35 |
| Amazon | 439 | 8 | Paul Volpe | United States | 370,000 | 12 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Jonathan Depa | United States | 1,180,000 | 39 |
| Amazon | 447 | 2 | James Calderaro | United States | 705,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Ryan Tosoc | United States | 2,220,000 | 74 |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 205,000 | 7 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Michael Song | United States | 135,000 | 5 |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Konstantin Beylin | United States | 900,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 447 | 8 | David Prociak | United States | 1,020,000 | 34 |