2018 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Jordan Polk
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$197,461
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$954,450
Entries
707
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Ryan Leng Sits Atop the Counts as $1,500 Mixed Hold'em/Omaha Heads to Day 3

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Ryan Leng
Ryan Leng

Day 2 of Event #72: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed saw the field narrowed down from 123 to the final 15. Leading the charge heading towards the final day is Ryan Leng with the likes of Day 1 chipleader Jordan Polk, Yuval Bronshtein and Kevin Iacofano giving chase.

Day 3 Seat Draw and Chip Counts

RoomTableSeatPlayer NameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Brasilia451Takashi OguraJapan40,0004
Brasilia452Fernando BritoBrazil478,00048
Brasilia453Dan MatsuzukiUnited States320,00032
Brasilia454Jonathan BryanUnited States154,00015
Brasilia455Samuel WelbourneUnited Kingdom370,00037
Brasilia456Ryan LengUnited States813,00081
Brasilia457Michael RoccoUnited States55,0006
Brasilia458Jerome BradpieceUnited Kingdom436,00044
       
Brasilia601Jesse VilchezUnited States561,00056
Brasilia602Empty   
Brasilia603Alexander ZiskinUnited States244,00024
Brasilia604Yuval BronshteinIsrael511,00051
Brasilia605Jordan PolkUnited States479,00048
Brasilia606Kevin IacofanoUnited States389,00039
Brasilia607Thomas KimUnited States230,00023
Brasilia608Charalampos LappasGreece224,00022

The returning players entered Day 2 just 16 spots from the money and would get down to bubble within the first level. Hand-for-hand play would last about an hour though before Matthew Kelly would be eliminated in 108th place. Kelly was in the big blind, moving all in for his last 12,300 over an early raise to 2,500 from Polk. In the thrill of the moment, Kelly accidentally flipped over his hand, showing pocket kings. Polk was actually not paying attention but would eventually be given the information. Polk still tanked for a while and liked his odds enough with ace-eight of spades. Polk called and the board delivered two aces, leaving Kelly empty-handed.

There was a pile of two-time bracelet winners to leave with some consolation on Day 2 as Mark Radoja (101st), Jason DeWitt (90th), Cliff Josephy (72nd), Steve Sung (65th), Steve Zolotow (61st), and Eric Baldwin (57th) all failed to find a bag. The 2005 WOOP Main Event champion, Joe Hachem, also saw his deep run come to an end falling in 58th.

Poker's all-time leading money earner, Daniel Negreanu, was poised to make yet another deep run this series. Negreanu came into the day with just 22 big blinds but quickly raked in pot after pot and soon after found himself among the top stacks in the room. Negreanu had start-of-day chipleader, Polk, on his left the entire day until Negreanu picked up ace-king and ran into the Polk's pocket aces in a sizeable pot to bust in 29th place.

One of the last players to register late on Day 1, Rainer Kempe, managed to slide into the money and even climbed a ladder before busting in 96th place. Justin Liberto, who joined Kempe at the end of the reg line made an even better run and more impressively, did it while multi-tabling the Little One for One Drop. Liberto bagged a final 14 stack in the Little One heading to Day 4 but sadly was eliminated in the mixed event in the penultimate level of the night for a 21st place score.

Leng has been near the top of the counts for much of the event thus far rising to the top early on Day 1 and maintaining the position throughout play on both days. Leng took down a big pot in the final level on Day 2 from Takashi Ogura. Leng flopped a king-high flush and got two big bets paid out on the turn and river before Ogura mucked the river. Leng bagged the top stack after ten levels of play and will return with 813,000 on Day 3.

Chasing Leng atop the counts are Jesse Vilchez (561,000), Bronshtein (511,000), Polk (479,000), Fernando Brito (478,000), and Iacofano (389,000).

The final 15 players will return to play down to a winner on Thursday afternoon with Day 3 action kicking off at 2pm Blinds will be 5,000/10,000 when the cards get back in the air.

Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the WSOP's latest champion is crowned.

Tags: Cliff JosephyDaniel NegreanuEric BaldwinFernando BritoJason DeWittJesse VilchezJoe HachemJordan PolkJustin LibertoKevin IacofanoMark RadojaMatthew KellyRainer KempeRyan LengSteve SungSteve ZolotowTakashi OguraYuval Bronshtein