The 68 remaining players have begun to file into the room and find their seats. We're already in the money and the plan is to play down until the final table.
We'll be underway in a few minutes.
One big question remains about some pros such as Chris Ferguson, Erik Seidel, and Joe Hachem: Will they play super-aggressive and then scoot off to the H.O.R.S.E. event or will they go for the win here?
Harrah's and the WSOP have now announced the official seat assignments for Day 2 of Event 43, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. Ed Smith is the Day 1 leader in the event, with Shannon Shorr in second and many other prominent players still in the hunt. The complete list of seat assignments:
(Table 6)
Seat 1: Tom Chambers -- 35,000
Seat 2: Bryan Jolly -- 63,300
Seat 3: John Bosek -- 23,700
Seat 4: James Griffith -- 56,500
Seat 5: Jacobo Fernandez -- 20,200
Seat 6: Mark Gallo -- 24,200
Seat 7: Gary Hutzler -- 34,400 Seat 8: Ed Smith -- 119,500
(Table 7)
Seat 1: Esther Taylor -- 11,700
Seat 2: Johan Larsson -- 11,800
Seat 3: Jonas Molander -- 24,800
Seat 4: Scott Ettinger -- 20,400
Seat 5: Peter Jelinek -- 14,400
Seat 6: William Speir -- 6,000
Seat 7: Calen McNeil -- 8,000
Seat 8: Jolyne Thompson -- 4,700 Seat 9: Casey Kastle -- 40,100