Welcome back to Event 39: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Today is Day 2 and it's going to be another great one of high-stakes PLO action. Leading the returning 88 players is Benjamin Sage with 358,400 in chips. He's trailed closely by Joe Kushner with 353,500 before a gap of more than 100,000 comes and then Jan-Peter Jachtmann sits in third.
Others still remaining are Andrew Brown (202,100), Jason Mercier (187,100), Daniel Alaei (127,000), Ted Lawson (90,000) and 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada (50,600).
Just over 50 players will head home empty-handed today as the top 36 pay out, which means at some point the bubble will burst. You won't want to miss that or any of the action today, so be sure to stay tuned for when the cards get in the air at 1:00 PM Vegas time.
Matt Stout, who recently finished third in Event 33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, called from early position, and the action folded to Matthew Kirk, who raised to 18,000. Stout potted, Kirk re-potted, and Stout called all in for around 80,000.
There was around 30,000 in the pot when we reached Table 447, and the flop had already fallen . Kushern and Kirk got into a raising war, and Kushner was eventually all in for 250,500.
Kushner:
Kirk:
Neither the turn () for the river () were clubs, and Kushner doubled to more than 500,000 chips.
Ted Lawson limped in from the cutoff, Hasan Habib called behind, and Bryn Kenney made it 50,000 from the small blind. Sammy Farha called from the big blind, and so did Lawson and Habib.
The flop came down , and Kenney moved all in for around 90,000. Sammy Farha raised the pot, and Lawson and Habib got out of the way.
Kenney:
Farha:
Farha faded Kenney's outs as the turn and river came , respectively, and Kenney was eliminated in 23rd place.
Benjamin Sage limped in from early position, Ted Lawson called in the hijack seat, Hasan Habib raised the pot (55,000) from the cutoff, and Sammy Farha cold-called on the button. Sage re-potted, making it 240,000, and Lawson called all in. Habib called all in as well, and Farha tank-folded.
Sage:
Lawson:
Habib:
The flop gave Lawson and Sage gut-shot straight draws, and the on the turn gave Sage Broadway. He scooped the entire pot when the fell on the river, eliminating both Lawson and Habib from the tournament.
Andrew Brown limped in from under the gun, and Alexander Kravchenko potted on the button. Brown called, and the flop came . Brown potted, betting 105,000, and Kravchenko called all in.
Brown:
Kravchenko:
The on the turn completed Brown's flush, and the on the river didn't pair the board. Kravchenko is eliminated in 20th place, and will take home $21,015.
When we reached the table, the flop had already fallen . Joe Beevers was all in with , and Benjamin Sage had him at risk holding . Sage's set of queens held as the turn and river came , respectively, and Beevers was eliminated.
The players are now redrawing to the final two tables. We will provide a full table draw momentarily.
The flop was , and Timothy Flanders was all in with against Adam Kornuth's . The turn was a club, sealing the deal, and eliminating Flanders from the tournament.
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, and Stout was eliminated.
. Kushern and Kirk got into a raising war, and Kushner was eventually all in for 250,500.
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. Sammy Farha called, putting him at risk, and the hands were opened.
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respectively, and Zohri was eliminated in 26th place.
, and Kenney moved all in for around 90,000. Sammy Farha raised the pot, and Lawson and Habib got out of the way.
respectively, and Kenney was eliminated in 23rd place.
. Joe Beevers was all in with 
