Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-13-2013 13:29 UTC-7

Marquez Making Marvelous Comeback, Doubles Through Cheong

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Level 11 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Doubling her short stack once already, Ana Marquez has taken down another pot, and with one more all-in win she would actually move her stack above the average after starting the day with less than 4 big blinds.

Joseph Cheong opened for 2,700 from early position, and Marquez moved all-in for her last 8,500 or so chips. Cheong quickly made the call with his , but a wry grin suggested that he expected to be crushed.

Marquez revealed the however, and Cheong found that his medium pocket pair was actually ahead of the assortment of Broadway cards.

The flop rolled out , however, and Marquez won this Omaha-style coin flip. The turn () and river () brought no spades or eights Cheong's way, and Marquez gave herself a second life here on the second day of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	42,500	-9,900
Ana Marquez	21,000	16,400

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06-13-2013 13:15 UTC-7

Alex Lindop Lopped Off By Jim Karambinis

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Level 11 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

With the eliminations coming at a rapid fire clip here on Day 2, we watched young Brit Alex Lindop move all-in for his last 11,000 or so chips on the flop.

Jim Karambinis could afford the call, and when he moved his chips forward, Lindop could only shake his head knowing he was in bad shape.

Sure enough, Karambinis revealed his for trip eights, which especially good against Lindop's , as he held a blocker to the king.

Two blanks rolled off on the turn and river, and with that, Lindop joined the growing line at the payout desk, as this Pot-Limit Omaha tournament continues to shed competitors.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Karambinis	62,000	12,900
Alex Lindop	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante:

06-13-2013 12:51 UTC-7

Day 2 of Event #22, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha is Set to Start

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Brandon Crawford is Our Chip Leader Entering the Second Day of Play

When the full field of 1,021 runners took their seats yesterday to compete in Event #22, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, the assumption was that ten levels would decide who had earned the right to play for the cash on Day 2. Instead, only 117 players managed to bag and tag by the end of the night, meaning we broke the money bubble on the last bustout of the night.

Brandon Crawford begins Day 2 as the chip leader, after amassing a stack of 125,400 despite failing to eliminate Tom Cipriano in a memorable bubble hand. His lead is only a slim 1,500 chips, however, as Alan Keating will begin today with 123,900 at his disposal.

Joseph Cheong, who shot to poker stardom as a member of the 2010 "November Nine," will also enter Day 2 with momentum on his side, after notching a key knockout during the end of Day 1, when he bricked on a flush draw but found a runner-runner straight to move his stack into a comfortable position entering bubble play. Holding a stack of 52,400 when we get underway this afternoon, Cheong has put himself in position to make yet another deep run here in a WSOP event.

After an interesting Day 1, in which his stack went missing for over an hour, online super-stakes legend Ben Tollerene will start the day with only 5,300, needing to score a few quick doubles if he hopes to gain any traction.

Among the other notable names who have played their way to a shot at this WSOP bracelet in PLO are Keven Stammen (100,200), Paul Volpe (67,200), Tommy Le (67,000), Leif Force (40,000), Hoyt Corkins (36,200), Lee Watkinson (26,100), and Barry Johnston (20,300).

Keep it with PokerNews throughout the day as we bring you continuous live coverage of Day 2, here at Event #22 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament.

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