2018 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa98
Prize
$1,402,683
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,462,500
Entries
230
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
0

Negreanu Third in Chips for Day 2 of the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller

Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

After 10 one-hour levels on Day 1 of Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller, a field of 192 entries played down to 101 who will return today to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino when the action recommences at Level 11 at blinds of 1,500/3,000, with late registration still open for the first two levels of Day 2.

Poker superstar Daniel Negreanu will be third in chips when the action resumes at 2 p.m. local time after a red-hot final level of the night. The Canadian, who has already cashed for more than $17 million at the WSOP, is chasing a seventh gold bracelet. Negreanu already came close earlier this summer and eventually finished third in Event #22: $1,500 Eight Game Mix.

Negreanu's impressive stack of 532,000 only trails the 617,500 of Konstantin Beylin and Veselin Karakitukov, who bagged up 549,500. Aaron Katz is close behind Negreanu with 525,000 and comes fresh off a 6th place finish in Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Other big stacks and notables for Day 2 include George Wolff (504,500), Len Ashby (498,500), Fraser MacIntyre (482,000), Chance Kornuth (473,500), Robert Mizrachi (453,000), 2017 fourth place finisher Artem Babakhanyan (436,000), Chris "BigHuni" Hunichen (374,000), Scotty Nguyen (347,500), Jason Koon (325,000), Brian Rast (312,500) and Paul Volpe (258,500).

Defending champion James Calderaro (234,500) is still on track to defend his title and PLO serial crusher Tommy Le (230,000), who has one bracelet and six WSOP Omaha Event final table appearances to his name, is aiming to better his runner-up finish in this very event from 2016.

As noted, all those that busted just once or haven't taken part at all yet are welcome to (re)join the action in the first two levels and the following break of Day 2, once Level 13 gets underway, the registration closes and the prize pool information will be finalized. The PokerNews team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a winner is crowned in this four-day event.

Day 2 Seat Draw

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4271Martin KozlovAustralia112,00037
Amazon4272Eric BergerUnited States394,500132
Amazon4274Omar ZazayUnited States360,500120
Amazon4275Kilian LoefflerUnited States229,00076
Amazon4277Christopher MeyersUnited States159,50053
Amazon4278Fraser MacIntyreUnited Kingdom482,000161
       
Amazon4281Kory KilpatrickUnited States128,00043
Amazon4282Scotty NguyenUnited States347,500116
Amazon4283David BenyamineUnited States139,50047
Amazon4284Mandy CalaraUnited States132,50044
Amazon4285James CalderaroUnited States234,50078
Amazon4286Xuedong LiChina311,000104
Amazon4287Brian AlioaUnited States194,00065
       
Amazon4291Aaron KatzUnited States525,000175
Amazon4292Joshua LadinesUnited States90,00030
Amazon4293Edward HanUnited States453,500151
Amazon4294Jarred GrahamAustralia217,50073
Amazon4295Sam SoverelUnited States145,00048
Amazon4296Brant HaleUnited States265,00088
Amazon4297David ProciakUnited States252,50084
       
Amazon4301Daniel NegreanuCanada532,000177
Amazon4303Robert MizrachiUnited States453,000151
Amazon4304Gavin CochraneUnited Kingdom180,00060
Amazon4305Sylvain LoosliFrance51,00017
Amazon4306Andjelko AndrejevicUnited States42,50014
Amazon4307Craig VarnellUnited States479,500160
Amazon4308Brian RastUnited States317,500106
       
Amazon4312John RiordanUnited States416,000139
Amazon4313Jason MercierUnited States78,50026
Amazon4314Veselin KarakitukovBulgaria549,500183
Amazon4315Philip WardUnited Kingdom256,50086
Amazon4316Nicholas PetittiUnited States80,50027
Amazon4317Max KruseGermany145,00048
       
Amazon4351Toan TrinhUnited States81,50027
Amazon4352Naman MadanIndia272,50091
Amazon4353Jesse ChinniUnited States240,00080
Amazon4355David WangAustralia266,00089
Amazon4356Chance KornuthUnited States473,500158
Amazon4357Aleksandr GofmanRussia74,00025
Amazon4358Jonathan DepaUnited States143,50048
       
Amazon4361Jeffrey PalarinoUnited States216,00072
Amazon4362Bryce YockeyUnited States43,00014
Amazon4363Mark DavidoffUnited States142,50048
Amazon4364Justin BonomoUnited States87,50029
Amazon4366James ParkUnited Kingdom201,00067
Amazon4367Artem BabakhanyanRussia436,000145
Amazon4368Kyle BowkerUnited States246,50082
       
Amazon4371Andrew IgeUnited States158,50053
Amazon4372Tobias ZieglerGermany103,00034
Amazon4373Yuta SakamakiJapan295,00098
Amazon4375Richard TuhrimUnited States105,00035
Amazon4376Mike GorodinskyUnited States234,00078
Amazon4377Hokyiu LeeHong Kong179,50060
Amazon4378Noah SchwartzUnited States114,50038
       
Amazon4381George WolffUnited States504,500168
Amazon4382Michael KamranUnited States102,00034
Amazon4383Tom HuUnited States270,00090
Amazon4384Christopher SantoraUnited States212,00071
Amazon4385Luis VeladorUnited States386,500129
Amazon4386Dominykas KarmazinasLithuania303,000101
Amazon4388Ben YuUnited States84,00028
       
Amazon4391Konstantin BeylinUnited States617,500206
Amazon4392Tommy LeUnited States230,00077
Amazon4393Yevgeniy TimoshenkoUnited States113,00038
Amazon4395Joao SimaoBrazil204,00068
Amazon4396Eddie OchanaUnited States300,500100
Amazon4397Ognjen SekularacSerbia337,500113
       
Amazon4431Christian HarderUnited States207,00069
Amazon4432Scott EskenaziUnited States268,00089
Amazon4433Peter HernandezUnited States187,00062
Amazon4434JC TranUnited States230,00077
Amazon4435Tom MarcheseUnited States80,00027
Amazon4437Andriy LyubovetskiyUkraine103,00034
Amazon4438Daniel MerrileesUnited Kingdom145,00048
       
Amazon4441Phil GalfondUnited States288,50096
Amazon4443Frank ParisiUnited States243,50081
Amazon4444Chase SteelyUnited States145,00048
Amazon4445Christopher FrankGermany206,00069
Amazon4446Josh AriehUnited States154,00051
Amazon4448Tom MidenaUnited States183,50061
       
Amazon4451Mike LeahCanada133,00044
Amazon4452Sean WinterUnited States247,50083
Amazon4453Jason KoonUnited States325,000108
Amazon4455Sam SteinUnited States305,500102
Amazon4456Xinyan ZhouUnited States113,00038
Amazon4457Tong LiChina142,50048
Amazon4458Ralph PerryUnited States71,50024
       
Amazon4461Adam OwenUnited Kingdom440,000147
Amazon4463Connor DrinanUnited States142,00047
Amazon4464Len AshbyUnited States498,500166
Amazon4465Jake SchindlerUnited States117,00039
Amazon4466John BeauprezUnited States66,00022
Amazon4467Cary KatzUnited States99,50033
       
Amazon4471Chris HunichenUnited States374,000125
Amazon4472Paul VolpeUnited States258,50086
Amazon4473Grazvydas KontautasLithuania332,000111
Amazon4474Jacob KalbUnited States439,500147
Amazon4475Michael SongUnited States83,00028
Amazon4476Majid YahyaeiUnited States97,00032
Amazon4477Bogdan CapitanRomania496,000165
Amazon4478Ben TollereneUnited States295,50099

Tags: Aaron KatzChance KornuthDaniel NegreanuFraser MacIntyreGeorge WolffJames CalderaroKonstantin BeylinTommy Le