Day 2 of the Borgata Poker Open began with over 600 hopefuls remaining from a field of 1,226 entries. After another eight levels of play, only 150 players remain.
On top of the chip counts is Blake Bohn with 807,500, followed by Ray Qartomy (623,000), Justin Zaki (618,000), Darren Elias (594,000), and Season XII Player of the Year Mukul Pahuja (562,000).
Other notables to make it through the day include Aditya Agrawal (469,000), Season X Borgata Poker Open champion Bobby Oboodi (458,500), Ryan Riess (388,000), Byron Kaverman (342,000), Jamie Kerstetter (279,000) Eddy Sabat (256,600), Malik Rose (217,000), WPT commentator Mike Sexton (78,000), and Matt Glantz (56,000).
Several other players were less fortunate. The long list of Day 2 eliminations includes Kara Scott, Matt Stout, Loni Harwood, Shaun Deeb, Lily Kiletto and Champions Club members Carlos Mortensen, Jared Jaffee, Matt Salsberg, Keven Stammen and Will Failla.
Play will resume at noon local time Wednesday where only 120 players will make the money. The plan is to play down to the final 27 players, so be sure to check the live updates for all of the exciting action!