Day 2 of Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet Begins at 2 p.m.
Day 2 of Event #43: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet gets underway today with the day��s action scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Just 52 players from the original field of 218 returns for today��s restart, as the opening day of this event saw lots of action and rapid eliminations.
Play is scheduled for 10 1-hour levels today, beginning with Level 11. The blinds start at 400-800 for no-limit five card draw and no-limit 2-7 lowball draw, and 300-600 for all of the other variants in the mixed-game event.
Jonathan Depa (171,600) emerged as the end of Day 1 chip leader, followed by Jared Bleznick (149,900) and Arthur Morris (137,000). WSOP bracelet winners like Ryan Hughes (131,900), David ��Bakes�� Baker (94,900), Brandon Shack-Harris (87,500), Mike Sexton (86,900), Chris ��Jesus�� Ferguson (85,900), David Benyamine (85,500) and David Williams (85,500) are all still in the mix as well.
With such a loaded field, the road to the bracelet will be tough. This event is scheduled for a full day of poker today, and today��s surviving players will come back Thursday and play down to a winner. Scott Bohlman (63,500), last year��s champion in this event, is still in the running for back-to-back championships in this event, and along with the rest of the field is gunning for the bracelet and the $127,808 first-place prize.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team throughout the day, as this field full of poker��s finest battle it out in the $2,500 Mixed Big Bet event.