Elezra, Negreanu, Hellmuth, Matusow Headline Day 2 of $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
In the world of numerous game-solving programs, some of the most famous players from just a few years ago might now be deemed "old schoolers." They thrived in the early 2000s during the golden poker era. But those years are gone and in the meantime poker knowledge has been rapidly growing.
But there's a phrase they use in sports and it perfectly fits poker as well: form is temporary, class is permanent.
Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow — some of the most recognizable names in the game of poker in both pre- and post-boom eras. They may be "old schoolers," but they've also stood the test of time and keep delivering outstanding volume and great results, year in, year out.
It's unthinkable to imagine the World Series of Poker without such legends. They're proving their greatness again in Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, with all en route to add another notch to their packed careers after having bagged above-average stacks at the end of day 1.
There are 191 players coming back for another 10-level stretch and 50 of them will walk away empty-handed. Anything can happen, but Elezra (102,600), Negreanu (81,100) and Matusow (76,800) are all currently among the top 10. With the decades of experience, they are huge favorites to avoid the damage that will come for some today.
A relative wild card, WSOP Circuit grinder and two-time ring winner Brad Albrinck paces the field at present with 137,100 in chips, sitting just ahead of bracelet winner Bryce Yockey (131,900). The mix of remaining players boasts many familiar faces including the defending champion Nathan Gamble (42,000) and last year's ninth-place finisher Wendy Weissman (21,300).
Come back at 12 p.m. to see whether the experienced tourney journeymen will prevail or if it's time to see some fresh faces emerge to put their names on the poker map. PokerNews will be once again on their feet throughout to provide live coverage from start to finish.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 401 | 1 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | United States | 7,100 | 6 |
| Amazon | 401 | 2 | David Dille | United States | 53,900 | 45 |
| Amazon | 401 | 3 | Yew Kan | Macau | 49,200 | 41 |
| Amazon | 401 | 4 | Nick Guagenti | United States | 30,100 | 25 |
| Amazon | 401 | 5 | Peter Neff | United States | 28,700 | 24 |
| Amazon | 401 | 6 | Adam Coats | United States | 72,400 | 60 |
| Amazon | 401 | 7 | Mike Matusow | United States | 76,800 | 64 |
| Amazon | 401 | 8 | Daniel Navarro | United States | 4,500 | 4 |
| Amazon | 401 | 9 | Jeosafat Cruz | United States | 9,900 | 8 |
| Amazon | 402 | 2 | Michael Fiorelli | United States | 27,800 | 23 |
| Amazon | 402 | 3 | Dustin Pattinson | United States | 129,100 | 108 |
| Amazon | 402 | 4 | Eduardo Lezcano | United States | 22,800 | 19 |
| Amazon | 402 | 5 | Joshua Pender | United States | 40,700 | 34 |
| Amazon | 402 | 6 | Eli Elezra | United States | 102,600 | 86 |
| Amazon | 402 | 7 | David Hunt | United States | 51,100 | 43 |
| Amazon | 402 | 8 | Andrew O'Flaherty | Ireland | 11,100 | 9 |
| Amazon | 402 | 9 | Andrew Yeh | United States | 57,000 | 48 |
| Amazon | 403 | 1 | Craig Chait | United States | 25,800 | 22 |
| Amazon | 403 | 2 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 15,600 | 13 |
| Amazon | 403 | 3 | Ben Tang | United States | 18,800 | 16 |
| Amazon | 403 | 4 | Bill Mince | United States | 22,600 | 19 |
| Amazon | 403 | 5 | Wendy Weissman | United States | 21,300 | 18 |
| Amazon | 403 | 6 | Daniel Vitiello | United States | 39,100 | 33 |
| Amazon | 403 | 7 | Ryan Jones | United States | 53,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 403 | 8 | Rylen Sanehisa | United States | 12,700 | 11 |
| Amazon | 403 | 9 | Victor Ramdin | United States | 32,500 | 27 |
| Amazon | 404 | 1 | Dylan Linde | United States | 36,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 404 | 2 | David Brookshire | United States | 38,100 | 32 |
| Amazon | 404 | 3 | John Monnette | United States | 23,700 | 20 |
| Amazon | 404 | 4 | Philipp Eirisch | Germany | 22,600 | 19 |
| Amazon | 404 | 5 | Timothy Vukson | Canada | 15,000 | 13 |
| Amazon | 404 | 6 | Angela Jordison | United States | 21,200 | 18 |
| Amazon | 404 | 7 | Allyn Shulman | United States | 31,400 | 26 |
| Amazon | 404 | 8 | Barry Leventhal | United States | 31,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 404 | 9 | Justin Clark | United States | 27,300 | 23 |
| Amazon | 405 | 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 81,100 | 68 |
| Amazon | 405 | 2 | Jonathan Depa | United States | 38,600 | 32 |
| Amazon | 405 | 3 | John Hegi | United States | 39,800 | 33 |
| Amazon | 405 | 4 | Josh Shafer | United States | 54,200 | 45 |
| Amazon | 405 | 5 | Hsiao Liu | United States | 77,000 | 64 |
| Amazon | 405 | 6 | Eric Posner | United States | 36,800 | 31 |
| Amazon | 405 | 7 | David Shane | United States | 39,900 | 33 |
| Amazon | 405 | 8 | Vincent Masino | United States | 6,600 | 6 |
| Amazon | 405 | 9 | J Smith | United States | 12,700 | 11 |
| Amazon | 406 | 1 | Cal Kimes | United States | 26,200 | 22 |
| Amazon | 406 | 2 | Matthew Lansdon | United States | 29,100 | 24 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Kyle Emerson | United States | 11,500 | 10 |
| Amazon | 406 | 5 | Michael Kechkaylo | United States | 25,800 | 22 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Sebastian Langrock | Germany | 14,500 | 12 |
| Amazon | 406 | 7 | Paul Johnson | United States | 25,700 | 21 |
| Amazon | 406 | 8 | Kyle Miaso | United States | 85,800 | 72 |
| Amazon | 406 | 9 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 57,200 | 48 |
| Amazon | 407 | 1 | Roy Thung | United States | 11,300 | 9 |
| Amazon | 407 | 2 | Brendan Taylor | United States | 73,900 | 62 |
| Amazon | 407 | 3 | Benjamin Miner | United States | 20,100 | 17 |
| Amazon | 407 | 4 | John Zaleski | United States | 31,400 | 26 |
| Amazon | 407 | 5 | Matthew Honig | United States | 30,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 407 | 6 | Paul Siem | United States | 57,700 | 48 |
| Amazon | 407 | 7 | Jose Paz-Gutierrez | Bolivia | 35,100 | 29 |
| Amazon | 407 | 8 | Corey Hochman | United States | 34,500 | 29 |
| Amazon | 407 | 9 | Garrett Garvin | United States | 12,300 | 10 |
| Amazon | 408 | 1 | William Migely | United States | 52,000 | 43 |
| Amazon | 408 | 2 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 66,500 | 55 |
| Amazon | 408 | 3 | Lex Nerenberg | United States | 34,800 | 29 |
| Amazon | 408 | 4 | Sergey Altbregin | Russia | 38,100 | 32 |
| Amazon | 408 | 5 | Brandon Noe | United States | 31,000 | 26 |
| Amazon | 408 | 6 | Jesse David | United States | 58,200 | 49 |
| Amazon | 408 | 7 | Zachary Hench | United States | 23,900 | 20 |
| Amazon | 408 | 8 | Bryan Andrews | United States | 42,900 | 36 |
| Amazon | 408 | 9 | Jameson Painter | United States | 25,300 | 21 |
| Amazon | 409 | 1 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 26,600 | 22 |
| Amazon | 409 | 2 | Troy Acton | United States | 19,100 | 16 |
| Amazon | 409 | 3 | Thomas Cazayous | United Kingdom | 81,400 | 68 |
| Amazon | 409 | 5 | Chris Bjorin | Sweden | 20,900 | 17 |
| Amazon | 409 | 6 | Tyson Potrebenko | Canada | 29,800 | 25 |
| Amazon | 409 | 7 | Michael Gross | United States | 59,600 | 50 |
| Amazon | 409 | 8 | Jarred Solomon | South Africa | 45,600 | 38 |
| Amazon | 409 | 9 | Erle Mankin | United States | 68,000 | 57 |
| Amazon | 410 | 1 | Veerachai Vongxaiburana | United States | 31,900 | 27 |
| Amazon | 410 | 2 | Igor Sharaskin | Russia | 52,500 | 44 |
| Amazon | 410 | 3 | Sergio Benso | Italy | 55,700 | 46 |
| Amazon | 410 | 4 | Gregory Joslyn | United States | 15,200 | 13 |
| Amazon | 410 | 5 | Aaron Sias | United States | 27,400 | 23 |
| Amazon | 410 | 6 | Shiva Dudani | United States | 24,200 | 20 |
| Amazon | 410 | 7 | Quinn Do | United States | 83,600 | 70 |
| Amazon | 410 | 8 | Danny Smith | United States | 10,700 | 9 |
| Amazon | 410 | 9 | John Dacruz | United States | 37,200 | 31 |
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | David Ernst | United States | 13,900 | 12 |
| Amazon | 411 | 2 | Justine Roders | United States | 24,800 | 21 |
| Amazon | 411 | 3 | Joseph Couden | United States | 70,000 | 58 |
| Amazon | 411 | 4 | Ted Weinstock | United States | 24,500 | 20 |
| Amazon | 411 | 5 | Aditya Agarwal | India | 10,300 | 9 |
| Amazon | 411 | 6 | Gary Benson | Australia | 18,900 | 16 |
| Amazon | 411 | 7 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 42,000 | 35 |
| Amazon | 411 | 8 | Joseph Cheong | United States | 27,600 | 23 |
| Amazon | 411 | 9 | Stuart Rutter | United Kingdom | 6,800 | 6 |
| Amazon | 412 | 1 | David Badolato | United States | 11,900 | 10 |
| Amazon | 412 | 2 | Jean-Paul Pasqualini | France | 74,200 | 62 |
| Amazon | 412 | 3 | Benjamin Zamani | United States | 54,000 | 45 |
| Amazon | 412 | 4 | Timothy Burt | United States | 22,200 | 19 |
| Amazon | 412 | 5 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 62,200 | 52 |
| Amazon | 412 | 6 | Peter Malbasha | Ireland | 26,500 | 22 |
| Amazon | 412 | 7 | Cai Zhen | United States | 9,400 | 8 |
| Amazon | 412 | 8 | Robert Campbell | United States | 48,500 | 40 |
| Amazon | 412 | 9 | John Racener | United States | 40,100 | 33 |
| Amazon | 413 | 2 | Shirley Rosario | United States | 30,800 | 26 |
| Amazon | 413 | 3 | Matthew Smith | United States | 63,000 | 53 |
| Amazon | 413 | 4 | Tom West | United States | 21,200 | 18 |
| Amazon | 413 | 5 | Samuel Ngai | Canada | 31,500 | 26 |
| Amazon | 413 | 6 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 71,100 | 59 |
| Amazon | 413 | 7 | Todd Witteles | United States | 21,500 | 18 |
| Amazon | 413 | 8 | Michael Six | United States | 17,800 | 15 |
| Amazon | 413 | 9 | Raz Alon | Israel | 16,200 | 14 |
| Amazon | 414 | 1 | Lee Watkinson | United States | 65,000 | 54 |
| Amazon | 414 | 2 | Warren Colman | United Kingdom | 48,500 | 40 |
| Amazon | 414 | 3 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 39,100 | 33 |
| Amazon | 414 | 4 | Quentin Krueger | Canada | 27,600 | 23 |
| Amazon | 414 | 5 | Roland Israelashvili | United States | 26,700 | 22 |
| Amazon | 414 | 6 | Brian Norton | United States | 43,600 | 36 |
| Amazon | 414 | 7 | Richard Cowperthwait | United States | 10,800 | 9 |
| Amazon | 414 | 8 | Jason Faircloth | United States | 17,600 | 15 |
| Amazon | 414 | 9 | Randy Ohel | United States | 55,800 | 47 |
| Amazon | 415 | 1 | Mark Scacewater | United States | 13,400 | 11 |
| Amazon | 415 | 2 | Andrew Rapley | Canada | 10,300 | 9 |
| Amazon | 415 | 3 | Brian Hastings | United States | 33,700 | 28 |
| Amazon | 415 | 4 | David Levi | United States | 16,500 | 14 |
| Amazon | 415 | 5 | Bruce Rogoff | United States | 63,700 | 53 |
| Amazon | 415 | 6 | Corey Emery | United States | 22,700 | 19 |
| Amazon | 415 | 7 | Matthew Ezrol | United States | 24,200 | 20 |
| Amazon | 415 | 8 | Pablo Cobo | Spain | 17,500 | 15 |
| Amazon | 415 | 9 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 67,400 | 56 |
| Amazon | 417 | 2 | Taylor Cox | United States | 12,400 | 10 |
| Amazon | 417 | 3 | Anton Grinkevich | United States | 19,300 | 16 |
| Amazon | 417 | 4 | Joseph Silverman | United States | 48,600 | 41 |
| Amazon | 417 | 5 | Jeffrey Amasaki | United States | 8,200 | 7 |
| Amazon | 417 | 6 | John Corron | United States | 7,200 | 6 |
| Amazon | 417 | 7 | Jeffrey Landherr | United States | 57,200 | 48 |
| Amazon | 417 | 8 | Brad Albrinck | United States | 137,100 | 114 |
| Amazon | 417 | 9 | Tony Ma | United States | 19,200 | 16 |
| Amazon | 418 | 1 | Christopher Carey | United States | 42,100 | 35 |
| Amazon | 418 | 2 | Todd Rohulich | United States | 13,600 | 11 |
| Amazon | 418 | 3 | Karl Westheimer | United States | 8,100 | 7 |
| Amazon | 418 | 4 | Robert McLaughlin | United States | 32,300 | 27 |
| Amazon | 418 | 5 | Lee Armstrong | Australia | 70,700 | 59 |
| Amazon | 418 | 6 | Bryce Yockey | United States | 131,900 | 110 |
| Amazon | 418 | 7 | Anton Smirnov | Russia | 62,600 | 52 |
| Amazon | 418 | 8 | David Greene | United States | 30,400 | 25 |
| Amazon | 418 | 9 | Andrew Muirhead | United States | 29,400 | 25 |
| Amazon | 419 | 1 | Abdel Hamid | United States | 54,700 | 46 |
| Amazon | 419 | 2 | Noah Goldman | United States | 18,100 | 15 |
| Amazon | 419 | 3 | Peter Walsworth | United States | 16,900 | 14 |
| Amazon | 419 | 4 | Antoine Labat | France | 76,000 | 63 |
| Amazon | 419 | 5 | Kim Kallman | Finland | 48,800 | 41 |
| Amazon | 419 | 6 | Blake Kelso | United States | 7,600 | 6 |
| Amazon | 419 | 7 | Sue Smith | United States | 1 | 0 |
| Amazon | 419 | 8 | Peter Levine | United States | 23,600 | 20 |
| Amazon | 419 | 9 | Donna Cooper | United States | 50,600 | 42 |
| Amazon | 420 | 1 | Cody Crouch | United States | 19,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 420 | 2 | Edward Han | United States | 75,400 | 63 |
| Amazon | 420 | 3 | Andreas Klatt | Germany | 15,300 | 13 |
| Amazon | 420 | 4 | Jeffrey Cook | United States | 46,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 420 | 5 | Kate Hoang | United States | 24,800 | 21 |
| Amazon | 420 | 6 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 52,700 | 44 |
| Amazon | 420 | 7 | Prince Docnes | United States | 27,100 | 23 |
| Amazon | 420 | 8 | Brandon Cantu | United States | 1 | 0 |
| Amazon | 420 | 9 | Michael Pickett | United States | 22,900 | 19 |
| Amazon | 421 | 2 | Gregory Kolo | United States | 20,000 | 17 |
| Amazon | 421 | 3 | James Buckner | United States | 7,000 | 6 |
| Amazon | 421 | 4 | Jeff Williams | United States | 69,960 | 58 |
| Amazon | 421 | 5 | Gerald Cohen | United States | 8,500 | 7 |
| Amazon | 421 | 6 | Christopher Conrad | United States | 52,200 | 44 |
| Amazon | 421 | 7 | Paul Sokoloff | Canada | 38,800 | 32 |
| Amazon | 421 | 8 | Howard Simon | United States | 17,600 | 15 |
| Amazon | 421 | 9 | Steven Wolansky | United States | 20,900 | 17 |
| Amazon | 422 | 1 | Sergey Selin | Russia | 60,100 | 50 |
| Amazon | 422 | 2 | Sloane Martin | France | 21,300 | 18 |
| Amazon | 422 | 3 | Gregory Jamison | United States | 71,200 | 59 |
| Amazon | 422 | 4 | Michael Terlizzi | United States | 57,700 | 48 |
| Amazon | 422 | 5 | Ivan Starostin | United States | 44,400 | 37 |
| Amazon | 422 | 7 | Peter Charalambous | United Kingdom | 13,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 422 | 8 | Alan Fidelo | United States | 36,200 | 30 |
| Amazon | 422 | 9 | Alexander Kuzmin | Russia | 44,500 | 37 |
| Amazon | 423 | 1 | Aaron Wallace | United States | 9,800 | 8 |
| Amazon | 423 | 2 | Timothy Tallon | United States | 4,200 | 4 |
| Amazon | 423 | 3 | Mihails Morozovs | Latvia | 53,500 | 45 |
| Amazon | 423 | 4 | Dorian Grant | United States | 27,100 | 23 |
| Amazon | 423 | 5 | Paul Jackson | United Kingdom | 21,400 | 18 |
| Amazon | 423 | 6 | Barry Werthmann | United States | 23,400 | 20 |
| Amazon | 423 | 7 | Michael Colecchia | United States | 8,900 | 7 |
| Amazon | 423 | 8 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 70,200 | 59 |
| Amazon | 423 | 9 | Jeremy Harkin | United States | 38,400 | 32 |