Albert Calderon Leads Final 35 into Day 3

Photo: Chipleader Albert Calderon

There were 260 runners to begin Day 2, after ten levels only 35 remain, and sitting at the top of the food chain is Albert Calderon with an impressive 3,160,000 (126 bb) stack. Calderon made the final table in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, Hollywood this past April, pulling in $326,750 for his fifth-place finish, and is in a prime position to surpass that feat headed into Day 3 as the chip leader, here in Choctaw.

Top Ten Counts:

1. Albert Calderon – 3,160,000 (126 bb)
2. Kyle Arora – 2,755,000 (110 bb)
3. Primo Niyati – 2,600,000 (104 bb)
4. Terry Presley – 2,065,000 (83 bb)
5. William McCracken – 1,865,000 (75 bb)
6. Sage Nutt – 1,700,000 (68 bb)
7. Joseph Crowley – 1,630,000 (65 bb)
8. Logan Hewett – 1,475,000 (59 bb)
9. Hunter Cichy – 1,400,000 (56 bb)
10. Jason Fitzpatrick – 1,385,000 (55 bb)

Photo:  Kyle Arora Stone-Faced as he Bluffs Late on Day 2

Kyle Arora came into the second day second in chips, a place he finished once more as he ended the night with a respectable 2,755,000 (110 bb). Arora saw little turbulence throughout the day, but a little setback pushed him out of the top five until the last few hands of the night.

Arora found himself in a hand with James Mackey where the latter invested a heavy amount of their stack on the turn. Arora called and instantly shoved once Mackey checked the river. Mackey used four times chips but in the end, he let his hand go. Arora slammed over complete air, laughing as he pulled in a pot that brought him back near the top of the leaderboard.

Day 3 begins tomorrow at noon and play will not halt until just six are left for the WPT final table on Tuesday.

Stay tuned to WPT.com for our continuing coverage from WPT Choctaw as the 35 players battle for the first prize of $588,610.

Photography by Joe Giron / PokerPhotoArchive.com

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