Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day 2 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,918,385
Entries
1,438
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
97
Players Left
10
Day 2 of Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Begins at Noon.
A total of 97 players out of 1,438 made Day 2 of Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed, seeing a near doubling of last year’s field size, and today they will play down to a final table of five. The 1,438 entrants created a prizepool of $1,918,356 and a first place prize of $311,782, which all eyes will be on.
Leading the way is Joshua Stefansky who in the late levels of last night found himself catching a bluff of Chino Rheem to double up and land at the top of the chip counts. He comes into today with a stack of 1,660,000, the only stack over 1,000,000 in the tournament.
Following Stefansky’s lead is WSOP circuit ring winner John Riordan, who comes into today with the second largest stack at 972,000. Riordan is no stranger to playing higher stakes PLO, given his multiple final tables at the Poker Masters and U.S. Poker Open as well as a victory in the big bet mix at The U.S. Poker Open. He has yet to win a bracelet and today will look to put himself in prime position to do so.
Event #45: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Stefansky | United States | 1,660,000 | 166 |
| 2 | John Riordan | United States | 972,000 | 97 |
| 3 | Vincent Moscati | United States | 959,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Mark Liedtke | United States | 943,000 | 94 |
| 5 | Daniel Tordjman | France | 853,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Hossein Ghodosi | United States | 826,000 | 83 |
| 7 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 803,000 | 80 |
| 8 | David Levy | United States | 784,000 | 78 |
| 9 | Sander Van Wesemael | Netherlands | 772,000 | 77 |
| 10 | David Williams | United States | 769,000 | 77 |
Other players coming into the day with chips include WSOP bracelet winners Dylan Weisman (803,000), David Williams (769,000), Brandon Cantu (700,000), Marco Johnson (207,000) and Erick Lindgren (127,000). Each one of them will be looking to collect another piece of WSOP gold.
Players return to Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante. Rather than the 40-minute levels of Day 1, Day 2 levels will last 60-minutes each and players will have 15-minute breaks after every two levels, as well as a 60-minute dinner break at about 6:30. When they reach the final five, players will bag up for the night and return for Day 3 on Thursday (at a time yet to be determined) to play down to a winner.
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Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air as Day 2 begins.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Kumar Sends Two Home Immediately
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
From first position, Brandon Caputo bet pot to 35,000 and on the button, Jerold Saeman repotted it to put Caputo at risk. In the big blind, Shivam Kumar potted again and Saeman called off for his remaining 167,000 and all three players' cards were tabled.
Brandon Caputo: 
Jerold Saeman: 
Shivam Kumar: 
The board ran out 
and no improvement was brought to either of the at risk players. Kumar took both main an side pots and added a healthy chunk to his stack in the first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
483,000 | 234,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Williams Sends Rheem to the Rail
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Chino Rheem had doubled up a short stack in the opening minutes, then got his last few blinds in preflop against David Williams.
Chrino Rheem: 
David Williams: 
Rheem needed help against the queens of Williams, but the 
runout ended his day early.
Meanwhile, a short-stacked Scott Baumstein busted on a neighboring table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000 | 36,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Levy Puts Liedtke in a Tough Spot
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
There was about 200,000 in the middle on the 
turn when Mark Liedtke bet 175,000 and was called by David Levy.
The river brought the 
and Liedtke checked. Levy cut out of a stack of 200,000 and Liedtke went into the tank.
After a couple of minutes Liedtke relented and Levy took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,080,000 | 296,000 |
|
775,000 | -168,000 |
Aalvik Building
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Sami Banizuraij moved all in for his remaining 29,000 in first position and was called by Davis Aalvik in the small blind and Erick Lindgren in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and Lindgren snap-folded to a bet from Aalvik.
Sami Banizuraij: 
Davis Aalvik:
The board ran out 
and Aalvik rivered Broadway to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
561,000 | 113,000 |
|
76,000 | -51,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kumar Calls the Bluff
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Shivam Kumar bet 80,000 on the 
turn and Craig Hartman called to see the river.
Kumar slowed down with a check and Hartman cut out a stack worth 150,000. Kumar thought for a moment and then tossed in a call.
Hartman showed 
for a pair of queens, but Kumar had it beat with two pair, aces and kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000 | 347,000 |
|
300,000 | -354,000 |
Prociak Wins a Big One
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river between David Prociak in the cutoff and Daniel Tordjman in the big blind, with a massive pot brewing.
On the river, the board read 
and Prociak bet 260,000. Tordjman contemplated his decision and after a little bit of thought he called. Prociak turned over for nines full of aces which was good for the pot as Tordjman hinted that he had threes full of nines.
At another table, Erick Lindgren was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000 | 599,000 |
|
412,000 | -441,000 |
|
|
Busted |