The Highs and Lows of PLO8 Await
Welcome back to Day 2 of Event 47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better!
Despite its reputation as a game in which few are truly expert — or maybe because of it — a whopping field of 978 came out yesterday to test their mettle in one of poker's most volatile variants. That group created a total prize pool of $1,320,300, with $267,345 of it reserved for the winner.
Out of that field a total of 141 players survived for today's second day of action. Alex Gomes will be playing the biggest stack when the first hands are dealt today, having created some space between himself and the rest of the pack late last night in his effort to pick up a second WSOP win.
The Brazilian's 143,300 puts him well ahead of nearest challenger Roch Cousineau to start today, but there number of other formidable foes returning to healthy stacks as well, among them James Dempsey, Andy Frankenberger, Mark Herm, and Joe Tehan. Barry Greenstein, Adam Kornuth, Kevin Iacofano, Berry Johnston, and Chip Jett will also be starting the day with above average chips.
We expect the money bubble to burst shortly after play begins, as the top 117 make the cash. The plan is to play 10 one-hour levels today, starting at 1:00 PM local time. Come back then as we bring you all the highs and lows from today's play.