Mark W. Andress opened the pot to 10K, which was called by Joey Boczek. Manfred Gunther, whose 113K stack needed to get to work, decided to pot it to 43K. Mark got out of the way, and Joey announced all-in, almost reluctantly. Manfred called in a flash, and the hole cards were revealed:

Manfred:
Joey:

Although Joey’s hand had something to it, Manfred’s looked amazing. Joey said: “You’re gonna win.” Manfred replied: “Of course I’m gonna win!” And he did, with flying colors.

Board:

Manfred was good on the flop, but went on to hit runner-runner quads! Joey is left with just over 100K.

Play started slow in Day 2 of the PLO Event. Players are warming up, not taking any risks. The biggest pot on table 28 was won by Joey Boczek. He 3-bet pot pre-flop with double suited aces, and continued with a pot-bet when he flopped open-ended with a nut flush draw. Claudemir took a hit on that hand, but went on to double up against Mathyeu Provost. Pirooz also went up by about 50K.

On table 32, Raymond Latinsky now stands at about 475K, or 100K more than what he started the day with. His chips come from Sébastien Leboeuf, who is still chip leader, but only by a hair.

Some early photos of the field:

Day 2 of the PLO Event has started, with 14 players on 2 tables. Blinds are 1.2K/2.4K on level 13, and the Event will continue to completion.  Action unfolds on the left-hand side of the tournament hall, next to Day 3 of the WPT Montreal.

Good luck to all Day 2 qualifiers!

Our PLO qualifiers will get back in the arena at 4pm this afternoon, for the completion of this 2-day Event. We will be monitoring both tables, especially table 32, where Sébastien Leboeuf and Raymond Latinsky, 1st and 2nd in chips, will be going at it.

In the last moments of Day 1, Sébastien Leboeuf was seen adding even more chips to his already impressive stack, by pushing Manfred Gunther around. To be fair, Manfred made the right fold. He mucked top 2-pair face up, on the flop, and Leboeuf showed middle set. In all likelihood, his showing of good hands is part of the reason why people tend to fold to him.

Pirooz Bayat will be leading his own table. Scroll down to see the full seating chart with counts.

14 people will take their seat at 4pm sharp, and will play until the Champion Trophy is awarded.

Good luck!

The Day 2 restart in Event #13 is at 4:00pm and when the players re-assemble, they will take their seats as listed in this seating chart.