Main Event
Day 2 Started
Southern Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Southern Poker Open
Buy-in
$420
Entries
1,138
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Coronation Day
The final day of the Southern Poker Open by RunGood Events is upon us. After five Day 1 flights, 234 players will return to play down to a champion. Day 2 kicks off at noon local time in the Horseshoe Bossier City Riverdome facility.
A total of 1,138 players entered the event, creating a prize pool of $398,300. The top prize reserved for today's champion is $72,895, with 117 spots paid.
Huey Hulin sits atop the leaderboard as the action begins with 405,500. Wes Gauthier (308,000), Jim Harris (285,000), Gerald Kelley (279,500), and Bobby Barbier (267,000) round out the top five.
The schedule today includes a 15-minute break every three levels, with a 45-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 21 (approximately 5pm).
PokerNews will be reporting from the floor to bring you all the action.
Day 2 Start of Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,500 | |
|
308,000 | |
|
285,000 | |
|
|
279,500 | |
|
267,000 | |
|
265,000 | |
|
262,500 | |
|
|
258,500 | |
|
257,000 | |
|
244,000 | |
|
239,500 | |
|
233,000 | |
|
|
225,000 | |
|
223,500 | |
|
210,000 | |
|
210,000 | |
|
|
200,000 | |
|
|
196,500 | |
|
194,000 | |
|
|
194,000 | |
|
187,500 | |
|
|
183,000 | |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
178,000 | |
|
|
178,000 |
Cards in the Air
The tournament director has gone over the rules one last time and 234 players are now in action.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Michael Lewis Doubles Through Damarjai Davenport
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Damarjai Davenport moved all in for about 90,000 and Michael Lewis called for less, 44,500.
He showed 
against the 
of Davenport.
The board ran out 
and Lewis made a straight to win the pot and secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | |
|
|
41,000 | -137,000 |
Maley Eliminates Wilson
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Mike Maley and Ronnie Wilson got it all in preflop with the former at risk.
Mike Maley: 
Ronnie Wilson: 
Wilson came into the day with just 43,500 and was looking good for a double up until the flop came 
. Wilson would need running straight cards, running clubs, or a third jack to stay alive.
The 
hit the turn and the 
hit the river to bring Wilson's Southern Poker Open to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Updated Chip Counts and Recent Eliminations
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 47,500 |
|
|
97,000 | 4,500 |
|
58,500 | -7,000 |
|
58,000 | -38,000 |
|
|
22,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Paul Fulmer Trending Up
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Paul Fulmer started the day with about 30,000 and was sitting all in for his final 44,000 after some previous action.
Philip Norton was next to act and called the 44,000. The next player shoved all in for 7,000 more and Norton called the rest.
Hands:
Fulmer:
Norton: 
Player 3:
The board ran out 
and Fulmer held on to win the hand and bring his stack up to 155,000. Not bad considering two levelsl ago he was sitting with just 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | 124,500 |
|
|
43,000 | -39,000 |