Day 2 of Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha; Negreanu in Contention
Day 2 of Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha is set to have 140 competitors return to the felt at 2 p.m. local time in the purple section of the Paris Ballroom. This event created an impressive prize pool of $1,620,690, with $171,742 designated as the first place prize.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Wassell | United States | 694,000 | 139 |
| 2 | Satar Al-Sadoun | United States | 671,000 | 134 |
| 3 | Jon Rodack | United States | 621,000 | 124 |
| 4 | David Hu | Netherlands | 556,000 | 111 |
| 5 | Jonathan Borenstein | United States | 510,000 | 102 |
| 6 | James Palmer | United States | 501,000 | 100 |
| 7 | Dylan Smith | United States | 489,000 | 98 |
| 8 | Thomas Skaggs | United States | 481,000 | 96 |
| 9 | Robert Mason | United States | 459,000 | 92 |
| 10 | Antonio Gonzalez | United States | 437,000 | 87 |
Out of the 1,214 entries, multiple bracelet winners Daniel Negreanu (271,000), David "ODB" Baker (361,000) and Jeff Madsen (252,000) remain on the hunt for more hardware. Nacho Barbero (240,000) will be looking to capture his second bracelet if he ends up the last one standing.
Day 1 chip leaders Casey Wassell (694,000), Satar Al-Sadoun (671,000), and Jon Rodack (621,000) will be doing their best to deny the repeat winners more glory as they're all well positioned to continue their deep runs.
Ten levels of play are scheduled with a 15-minute break every two levels. Dinner break is slated to be just after Level 20, at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time. The $500 bounties on each player's head remain, but play can be expected to be geared more toward making a deep run now that all players are guaranteed at least $1,642.
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