WPT -- Hollywood Poker Open Day 2Dwyte Pilgrim Takes the Lead on Day 2 and Carlos Mortensen is Still in the Hunt |
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Day 2 at the World Poker Tour Hollywood Poker Open welcomed back 103 players to the felt. By the end of the night, just 38 players remained. The second day of the tournament was a tough one for the chip leaders from the previous day. Eric Froehlich entered play with 149,400, and he was trailed closely by Faraz Jaka, who held 144,225. By the end of the night, both players had been eliminated from the tournament.
The new chip leader is Dwyte Pilgrim (pictured right), who holds 313,900. Pilgrim has won a World Series of Poker Circuit event and he is looking to win his first WPT title in Indiana. He is followed by Frank Calo (260,000), and notables rounding out the top 10 in chips are recent L.A. Poker Classic final tablist Gevork Kasabyan (182,100), Todd Terry (180,000), and former world champion Carlos Mortensen (159,800). Mortensen doubled up multiple times during the late stages of the day to retain his spot in the top 10.
Other notables that are still alive in the field include Chris Bell (129,200), William Reynolds (123,700), Joe Serock (122,200), Keven Stammen (102,800), Steven Levy (57,900), Erick Lindgren (48,000), Tyler Reiman (44,800), and Shawn Buchanan (31,700).
A total of 143 players bought in to the $10,000 no-limit hold’em event and the total prize pool is $1,331,616. The top 12 players will walk away with prize money and the final table will take place on Wednesday, March 25. Check back at the end of play each night during the event for a summary of the action. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from day 2:
Top Day 2 Chip Counts:
Dwyte Pilgrim — 313,900
Frank Caslo — 260,000
Tyler Smith — 217,000
Len Ashby — 211,300
Craig Smith — 193,400
Ravi Raghavan — 190,500
Gevork Kasabyan — 182,100
Mike Mustafa — 179,300
Jerry Payne — 168,700
Carlos Mortensen — 159,800
Notable Day 2 Eliminations:
Kathy Liebert, Jack McClelland, Jason Mercier, Steve Sung, Vanessa Rousso, Soheil Shamseddin, Prahlad Friedman, Pat Walsch, Billy Pilossoph, Dan Shak, Brock Parker, Allen Kessler, Andrew Lichtenberger, Bryan Devonshire, Hasan Habib, Hoyt Corkins, Faraz Jaka, David Williams, Eric Froehlich, Erik Seidel
Hand of the Day:
Carlos Mortensen Doubles Up
Carlos Mortensen raised from the cutoff and Mike Mustafa made the call on the button. Tyler Reiman reraised from the big blind and both his opponents made the call. The flop was dealt 10
9 7
and Reiman checked. Mortensen moved all in for 27,000 and Mustafa made the call. Reiman mucked and the two live players flipped over their cards:
Mortensen: A
10
Mustafa: K J
Turn and River: 9 10
Mortensen scored a full house on the river and he doubled up to 85,000 to survive.
Prize Pool:
1st: $391,212
2nd: $222,040
3rd: $166,530
4th: $124,081
5th: $104,489
6th: $88,163
7th: $71,836
8th: $55,511
9th: $39,183
10th-12th: $22,857
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