According to the most recent updates from the WSOP, Hellmuth currently sits with 65,000 chips – more than doubling his starting stack – good for 14th place when play resumes. Over his Twitter account, however, “The Poker Brat” has a much more sunny report for his followers. “I have tons of chips in Omaha 8/b tournament and high hopes,” Hellmuth reported. Winning the Omaha championship would be a tremendous feather in Hellmuth’s cap, as all of his record 11 WSOP bracelets have come in No Limit Hold’em events.
Duke will have a tougher time when she returns to the felt on Sunday. She currently sits on 38,000 chips, good for 44th place in the remaining field. Over her Twitter account, the “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up updated her fans: “Managed to make Day 2 of the Omaha hi lo 34K in chips.” The defending National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner’s only WSOP bracelet came in an event similar to this, the 2004 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo tournament, so Duke has the abilities to make a strong run.
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