Kazuhiko Yotsushika Leads After Day 2; Negreanu and Lisandro Still in Contention
Day 2 of Event #78: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty started with 247 returning players, and after 10 levels of play only 42 remain. Kazuhiko Yotsushika finished the day atop the leaderboard with 2,148,000 in chips, followed by Joao Simao (1,855,000), Joseph Liberta (1,371,000), Jesse Sylvia (1,119,000) and Toby Lewis (1,062,000) who round out the top five.
The pace of play on Day 2 wasn’t quite as fast and furious as Day 1, but with 247 bounties still in play, each worth $500 each, there was definitely no shortage of action.
The money bubble burst in Level 13 after Daniel Negreanu eliminated Vamshi Vandanapu in 171st place, and the remaining 170 players were all guaranteed a minimum of $1,416. Many notables, including numerous bracelet winners, returned to play on Day 2, but the likes of JC Tran, Brandon Shack-Harris and Corey Hochman were sent to the rail without cashing.
Other Day 2 casualties who made their way to the payout desk included Ismael Bojang (170th place), Jessica Dawley (167th place), Phil Hellmuth (155th place), Jonathan Dimmig (60th place) and Conor Drinan (45th place).
Some of the notables that moved onto Day 3 include Bryce Yockey (1,003,000), Jeff Lisandro (488,000) Kevin Eyster (189,000) and Daniel Negreanu (120,000). They will join the other 38 returning players on Day 3 and play down to a winner. They may have $3,553 locked up and there are still 42 bounties in play, but they all have their eyes on the WSOP gold bracelet and $177,823 top prize.
Play resumes at noon local time on Thursday and restarts at Level 21 with blinds of 8,000 and 16,000. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 26 (approximately 6:30 p.m.).
The PokerNews team will be there from when the first card is dealt until the last card hits the felt and the 78th bracelet of the 2019 WSOP is awarded.