Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-03-2022 14:46 UTC-7

Baron off to a Great Start

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The cards were already on their backs with the board showing and Isaac Baron had an all-in paid off for 49,500. His made the nut flush and Dimitrii Perfilev only represented the second nut flush with the .

"Good start," Baron said with a smile on the face after he turned his Day 2 entry into more than three times the starting stack so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Baron	185,000	125,000
Dmitrii Perfilev	25,000	-129,000

Tags: Dimitrii Perfilev Isaac Baron

07-03-2022 14:43 UTC-7

Chidwick Chopped Down Early

Mike Patrick

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

After Stephen Chidwick limped into the pot from the hijack, Sokchheka Pho limped on the button, Matthew Shepsky completed in the small blind, and Maxx Coleman checked the big blind.

On the four-way flop of , action was checked through to Pho, who bet 11,000. Only Chidwick called to see the turn, which was the .

Action was quickly checked through, and on the river, Chidwick cut out a bet of 12,500.

Pho then raised enough to put Chidwick all-in, and he quickly folded.

Pho showed for just third pair to earn the pot from the high-stakes crusher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	164,000	-35,000
Sokchheka Pho	134,000	10,000
Matthew Shepsky	87,500
Stephen Chidwick	33,000	-27,000

Tags: Matthew Shepsky Maxx Coleman Sokkchheka Pho Stephen Chidwick

07-03-2022 14:39 UTC-7

Early Day 2 Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nichan Khorchidian	Busted
Artem Maksimov	Busted
Mohammad Arani	Busted
Jesse Rockowitz	Busted
Matt Livingston	Busted
Majid Yahyaei	Busted

07-03-2022 14:35 UTC-7

Mizrachi and Hui Among Early Casualties

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jake Schwartz took on Michael Mizrachi in a preflop contest with the latter turning over the . He was up against the of Schwartz and made two pair on the turn only for the river to improve Schwartz to a straight.

Soheb Porbandarwala then knocked out Naor Slobodskoy when he turned a flush to crack the of Slobodskoy on a board.

Shortly after, the table lost a third player in quick succession with the elimination of Phillip Hui.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soheb Porbandarwala	325,000	118,000
Jake Schwartz	185,000	77,000
Michael Mizrachi	Busted
Phillip Hui	Busted
Naor Slobodskoy	Busted

Tags: Jake Schwartz Michael Mizrachi Naor Slobodskoy Phillip Hui Soheb Porbandarwala

07-03-2022 14:30 UTC-7

Fishman Takes From Fitoussi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Following a raise to 6,000, Bruno Fitoussi made it 21,500 and Ken Fishman cold-called while the initial raiser folded. On the flop, Fitoussi checked and Fishman bet 50,000. That sent Fitoussi into a long tank and he then called.

The followed on the turn and Fitoussi checked once more. Fishman bet 25,000 this time and that eventually forced a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Fishman	210,000	72,500
Bruno Fitoussi	65,000	5,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi Ken Fishman

07-03-2022 14:26 UTC-7

Quick Double Up for Aldemir

Mike Patrick

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Among the Day 2 late registrants is 2021 Main Event champion Koray Aldemir, who scored a quick double up to start the day.

His opponent's cards were scooped up and the pot was being pushed to him but showing on a board of , his full house of nines full of jacks earned the pot to begin the day with two starting stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	120,000	60,000

Tags: Koray Aldemir

07-03-2022 14:17 UTC-7

Assorted Day 2 Entries

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Buckley	60,000	60,000
Chris Brewer	60,000	60,000
Joao Vieira	60,000	60,000
Stephen Chidwick	60,000	60,000
Mike Wattel	60,000	60,000
Josh Reichard	60,000	60,000
Isaac Baron	60,000	60,000
Joe Hachem	60,000	60,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	60,000	60,000
Steve Zolotow	60,000	60,000
Chad Eveslage	60,000	60,000
Phil Hellmuth	60,000	60,000
Christopher Kruk	60,000	60,000
Mauricio Ferreira Pais	60,000	60,000
Koray Aldemir	60,000	60,000
Ian O'Hara	60,000	60,000
Michael Mizrachi	60,000	60,000
Cary Katz	60,000	60,000
Ben Yu	60,000	60,000
Robert Wilke	60,000	60,000
Michael Rocco	60,000	60,000
Keith Lehr	60,000	60,000
Jonathan Cohen	60,000	60,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-03-2022 14:09 UTC-7

Huge Number of Late Entries; Start Slightly Delayed

Christian Zetzsche

More than 30 players have already entered before the end of the late registration period and this requires some balancing, which will ensure a slight delay for the start of Day 2. An initial batch of new entries will be provided soon and the action is expected to get underway in a few minutes from now.

07-03-2022 11:44 UTC-7

Seiver, Le In Top Ten Entering Day 2 of $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

Mike Patrick

The largest Pot-Limit Omaha Championship event in World Series of Poker history continues Sunday with an already record-setting field set to grow even more before registration ends at the start of play.

Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (8-handed) has already seen 641 players take their shot at WSOP PLO glory, with 264 of them returning for Day 2, led by amongst others, WSOP Player of the Year contender Scott Seiver (425,000) and defending champion Tommy Le (400,000) who start the day among the biggest stacks in the room.

With registration open until cards are in the air at 2 p.m. PDT in the Paris Ballroom, several other notables could potentially enter the field with 24 big blinds, such as Phil Hellmuth, who was denied bracelet number 17 heads-up Saturday in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout.

Others we might see hop in at the last minute could be PLO guru Phil Galfond, and three and four-time bracelet winners respectively, Nick Schulman and Ben Yu, who are known to be fond of late-registering events.

Ten more levels of play are scheduled, with a dinner break after level 16 at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time.

While last year’s Day 2 field went deep into the money and was whittled down to just 18 players by the end of play, expect that number to be notably higher with nearly double the field size this year as last year’s 344 entries, though the money will likely be reached midway to late in the day.

PokerNews will have all the action and details of the massive prize pool once announced, so keep it right here for your information as arguably the most prestigious Pot-Limit Omaha tournament in the world continues its march toward a champion here at the 53rd World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Ben Yu Majid Yahyaei Nick Schulman Phil Galfond Phil Hellmuth Scott Seiver Tommy Le