Recapping the Tuesday action at the WSOP, with congratulations going to Ayaz Mahmood for taking down the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Holdem Championship when he defeated Ernst Schmejkal heads-up, earning $625,682.
Final table set for 10k PL holdem
The $10,000 Pot-Limit Holdem Championship final table has been reached, and it could be like the NAPT Venetian Main Event all over again as Tom Marchese and Sam Stein are featured at the final table. Here\’s how the table will be situated as play has just resumed:
Seat 1: Valdemar Kwaysser – 1,298,000
Seat 2: Blair Rodman – 231,000
Seat 3: Tom Marchese – 932,000
Seat 4: Konstantin Bucherl – 1,218,000
Seat 5: Matt Marafioti – 694,000
Seat 6: Peter Jetten – 714,000
Seat 7: Sam Stein – 754,000
Seat 8: Dani Stern – 961,000
Seat 9: Alexander Kuzmin – 818,000
Seat 10: James Calderaro – 268,000
1500 NL Shootout Day 2
Day 2 of the $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Shootout started their day 2 with 140 players at 14 ten-handed tables, each playing down to a winner. So far only Derric Haynie is the only player to make it to Wednesday\’s final day. Find out who the other 13 winners are over at PokerNews.
$2,500 Razz Day 2
Day 2 of the $2,500 Razz returned from their dinner break with 55 players remaining, 40 making the money. Maxwell Troy (170,000) currently has the chip lead, followed by Linda Johnson (130,000), Dario Minieri (102,000), Jennifer Harman (82,000) and Joe Hachem (80,000) among the notables. Updates available during the night at PokerNews.
$1,500 PLO 8 Day 1
The only tournament that started Tuesday was the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better, which drew a field of 847 players. Around 400 players remain as the field has already returned from their dinner break, with Ben Lamb the early leader with 23,100 in chips. Other notables: Brandon Cantu (16,450), Barry Greenstein (14,200), Kathy Liebert (12,500) and Phil Hellmuth (10,750). Four more hours of play is scheduled, follow the split-pot action at PokerNews.