Patrick Kennedy and Ka Kwan Lau Lead 15 Players into Final Day of �10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha
The final day of Event #40: �10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha is set to begin at noon local time here at the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona hosted by Casino Barcelona. Only 15 players from a field of 106 entrants found a bag by the end of Day 1, one of whom will take home the trophy and lion��s share of the �1,028,200 prize pool by the end of play today.
Patrick Kennedy holds the current chip lead after finishing Day 1 with an impressive 850,000 in chips, a stack worth 70 big blinds. Kennedy is most closely followed by Ka Kwan Lau (716,000) and Mike Watson (538,000).
Lau is no stranger to tournament success with just over $6,000,000 in career tournament earnings. Given that two of his three best scores were in high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha events, Lau finds himself in an excellent position to capture his third win at the European Poker Tour in today's event. Lau first won a �10,300 PLO event at EPT Malta for �107,670 before taking down the �10,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller just last year at EPT Barcelona for � 910,400, his second-largest tournament score.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Kennedy | United Kingdom | 850,000 | 70 |
| 2 | Ka Kwan Lau | Spain | 716,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Mike Watson | Canada | 538,000 | 44 |
| 4 | Henri Puustinen | Finland | 357,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Christopher Philippou | Cyprus | 357,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Alexander Petersen | Denmark | 331,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Theo Jorgensen | Denmark | 311,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Jorryt Van Hoof | Netherlands | 299,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Mark Buckley | Ireland | 280,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Yuriy Boyko | Ireland | 242,000 | 20 |
Day 2 kicks off at noon local time with eight minutes left on Level 19, featuring blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 30 minutes long with a break scheduled after every four levels. All players have already locked up at least a min-cash of �17,400 while the winner will take home the top prize of �268,600.
�10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | �268,600 |
| 2 | �173,300 |
| 3 | �123,750 |
| 4 | �95,200 |
| 5 | �73,250 |
| 6 | �56,350 |
| 7 | �45,050 |
| 8 | �36,050 |
| 9 | �30,050 |
| 10-11 | �25,050 |
| 12-13 | �20,850 |
| 14-15 | �17,400 |
As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the action for the final day of this event from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned at the end of the night.