Dario Alio will come into Day 2 of Event #7: €1,640 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo more than 240,000 chips ahead of his nearest rival, a figure which equates to 40 big blinds.
Alioto will be hoping for more confrontations like the ones he had yesterday, including a memorable hand where he flopped top house to eliminate two players, a hand which saw him take over the chip lead.
However, the Italian will not have it all his own way with a wealth of experienced players waiting in the wings. Chris Ferguson, Mike Leah and John Racener will battle it out amongst themselves for bragging rights instalmentst installment of the POY race, while the likes of Phil Hellmuth and Ismael Bojang will also be on the hunt for WSOPE glory.
Just 18 players resume play today at 13:00, and the plan is to play down to a final table of eight. There will be redraws at 16 and 9 players.
Dario Alioto raised to 20,000 and Mike Leah, after checking out the short stacks at the table, called. The flop came and Leah moved all in for 25,000. Alioto called.
Mike Leah:
Dario Alioto:
The turn was the and the river the and Leah was eliminated. The remaining players are all in the money.
Rex Clinkscales raised to 27,000 from middle position and Artur Sojka defended his big blind.
The flop came and Sojka check-called a bet of 25,000. The turn was the . Sojka checked again and Clinkscales bet 50,000. Sojka check-raised to 250,000. Clinkscales moved all in and Sojka called.
"Do you have nines?" asked Clinkscales, and Sojka shook his head.
Artur Sojka:
Rex Clinkscales:
Both players had full houses and Sojka's was best. The river was the and Sojka doubled to around 900,000 in chips.
flop and Clinkscales called. Both players checked the 
turn and the river was the 
.
with two clubs. Back raised pot, Racener folded and Hellmuth called all in for his tournament life.
. The turn was the 
giving Back a flush and the river was a 
and after Bojang had left 11,000 behind, Clinkscales moved all in and Bojang called.
and the river the 
and Leah was eliminated. The remaining players are all in the money.
and the cards were turned over.
. Back was eliminated and takes home €2,764 for his 11th place finish.
and Sojka doubled to around 900,000 in chips.