WSOP Europe: Cajelais Leads Event #2 Into Potential Final Day

Lance Bradley | September 21, 2009

There’s another WSOP bracelet up for grabs in London on Tuesday and if Day 1 of Event #2 (£2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha) is any indication than it just might belong to Erik Cajelais.

The Canadian poker pro leads the event after the first day of play with 144,900 chips but there are 21 other players chasing him including one going for his second bracelet of the year. Russian Vitaly Lunkin, who took down the $40,000 Special No Limit Hold’em event in June, sits in 11th spot with 53,900. But between Lunkin and Cajelais are three Americans and a Londoner who held the chip lead for most of the day.

Tristan Clemencom bagged up 118,400 when play ended for the night, good enough for second spot as the only other player to break the six-figure mark. The players sitting third through fifth are some very common names to poker fans on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Allie Prescott (88,100), Hoyt Corkins (80,600) and Men “the Master” Nguyen (75,800) are all hoping that when Tuesday’s play ends they’ll be rocking a new piece of wrist jewelry.

The field of 158 played down to 22 on the first of the event and tournament organizers have decided that if all players agree they’ll play down to a winner on Tuesday. The event was originally scheduled for three days of play with the final table taking place on Wednesday. This would allow players to register for Event #3 which kicks off on Wednesday.

Some of the 136 players who were eliminated on the first day include Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad, John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth and Chris Ferguson.

Action resumes at 2 pm BST (6 am PT) and you can follow the Live Udpates and Chip Counts at BluffMagazine.com.

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