Play is finally underway for Round Two of the $1.5K NLHE Shootout event after the final, marathon heads up session of Round One came to a close.  The original plan was to break for one hour after the last table was completed, but when that table ran so late, they shortened the break to around 15 minutes before resuming play.  Unfortunately for Brian “Like7″ Lamanna, no one told him about the changes, so he did not arrive to the event until the first level was nearly over.  Brian has some ground to make up and has 20K of his 30K starting stack left with the blinds at 400/800 and a 100 ante. 

Chris “sooooted” Vaughn (pictured at left) exited the tournament shortly before Lamanna arrived and 13 other players have headed home for the night as well.  Most of the tables are still relatively full, but play will not end until each of the ten tables has played down to a single winner.  Here are the chip counts of several P5ers and notable online players remaining in the field:

Craig “MrCasino” Gray - 55K
Matthew “Hazards21″ Gianetti - 50K
Casey “ccmuney” Coleman - 37K
Richard “Lee Nickel” Fohrenbach - 35K
David “nutsr84444″ Redlin - 35K
Tom “SBRounder” West - 29K
Brian “Like7″ Lamanna - 20K

Across the room, the $10K Stud Championship event crowned Eric Brooks their winner and he will be taking home $415,856 for his efforts. 

The other events still taking place as the night progresses are the $1K ladies event, which is one player away from setting the final table, the $5K 2-7 Single Draw with rebuys, and the $2K Omaha Hi/Lo Split event.

• June 11, 2008 -- Riskky Business
• June 11, 2008 -- Nothing But Net
• June 10, 2008 -- Sit and Go Shangri-la
• June 10, 2008 -- AK Good

Aaron “akat11″ Katz has been on quite a roller coaster ride the past two levels. He lost a large pot earlier when the blinds were 8K/16K when two shorter stacks moved all-in in front of him for approximately 120K each and he called with TT. The other players showed 55 and KQ and the board ran out K834Q, leaving Katz with less than 200K in chips.

A few rounds later at the same blind level, Katz raised to 40K in late position and the player in the small blind reraised 225K more. Adam paused for a moment (but Erin kept right on massaging) before moving all in for just a few thousand more. The other player called and showed AJ and Katz flipped up AA. The board was no help to his opponent and Katz now has 450K. Shawn Buchanan, Brent Hanks, and Jason Mercier also remain in the field.

Here are some brief updates from the other events that went on today:

Event #12 - $1.5K Limit Hold Em
Play is currently heads up between Zac Fellows and Jimmy Schultz. The winner of this heads up showdown will be taking home $257K while second place will net $165K.

Event #14 - $10K 7 Card Stud Championship
14 players remain and play will continue until they are down to the final table of eight. Several known live cash game players including Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Erik Seidel remain. The chip leader is currently David Oppenheim, who has 535K in chips.

Event #15 - $1K Ladies Event
Val “Runnerspleas” Palermo made the money in the ladies event, but failed to make Day 2 when she got it all in preflop with AK vs AQ and lost when a queen came on the turn. We here at P5s Live (and by we, we mean Jess, who went out of the ladies event exactly the same way earlier today) feel her pain, but congratulate her on her deep run in the event. Some familiar faces among the 62 ladies returning to play tomorrow are Amanda Leatherman, Linda Johnson, Maria “Maridu” Mayrinck, and Aimee “Allinat420Girl” Logue.

• June 9, 2008 -- Original Hanksta
• June 9, 2008 -- Poker Pro Tips of the Day
• June 28, 2008 -- The Katz Came Back
• June 9, 2008 -- Hanks Final Tables; Katz Bubbles

Dario Mineri (pictured at right) is trying to climb his way back up the leaderboard of the $10k Stud event after his stack fell to a mere 6.5k. He had called a player’s all in bet on 4th street and Dario showed the (JJ)KJ while his opponent held only a pair of aces. Unfortunately for Dario, his opponent caught another ace and Dario failed to improve, allowing the other player to double up. He’s now built his stack back to a much healthier 38k at the beginning of today’s first break and seems to be picking his spots well. Jordan “Octavian_C” Rich was eliminated earlier today from this event along with pros Doyle Brunson, Greg Raymer, and Bill Chen. There are currently 58 players remaining but only 16 will cash in this event.

With 13 players remaining, John “jdawg0913″ O’Brien has taken a couple of big hits over in the $1.5k LHE event. He lost a pot when his KQ wasn’t good enough to best the A8 of his opponent on a J837T board and then he flopped a set of 8s when the same player from the previous hand flopped a set of 9s and took another chunk of O’Brien’s chips. He is now down to around 140k in chips which is good for 8th out of 13 remaining as the players go on a 20 minute break. We still believe that the PocketFives.com t-shirt John has been religiously wearing to this event will bring him good luck and help him make the final table!

In the $5K NLHE Shootout Event, play commenced nearly three hours ago with Tim “tmay420″ West and former Quizbowl champ Leo “Superfluous Man” Wolpert facing Philip Tom, Thomas Roupe, former hockey pro Greg “FBT” Mueller, and Sirous Jamshidi. No one has been eliminated yet in the play, but several tense moments have occurred in the last hour of play.

Sirous Jamshidi managed to double up through West, flopping two pair to West’s JJ. Three hands later, Wolpert checked the flop from the big blind after calling a 70K preflop raise. Wolpert’s pocket eights were good enough to hold up, winning him about 300K in chips. His fans on the rail went nuts; other news sites are labeling them “raucous” and “wild” — only to be expected by the PocketFives crowd.

Later, West doubled through Tom Roupe when West held 88 to Roupe’s 77. West now holds a stack of over 1M in chips, yet after more than 90 hands of play, all six original players at the final table remained.

• June 8, 2008 -- Devin Porter Takes 3rd; Limit Bubble Bursts
• June 17, 2008 -- Parker Taking it to the Limit
• June 8, 2008 -- O’Brien Feels the Chill
• June 8, 2008 -- Babes in Pokerland

As we dig deeper into the WSOP, many events concurrently play out and it is increasingly hard to keep track of them all. For those of you reading along at home, two bracelets were awarded today - one to Rep Porter for the $1.5K NLHE 6-handed event and another to Farzad Rouhani for winning the $2.5K Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better tournament. Here is a wrap-up of the remaining ongoing events and a preview of what’s to come for tomorrow:

WSOP #11 - $5k No Limit Hold ‘Em Shootout
The second round of the shootout finished today when Tim “tmay420″ West took out John Juanda in a three-hour heads-up match. The tournament resumes tomorrow at 2PM tomorrow when West takes on Sirous Jamshidi, Greg “FBT” Mueller, Thomas Roupe, Phil Tom, and Leo “Superfluous Man” Wolpert. One WSOP bracelet, two PocketFivers, and $477,990 are all on the line.

WSOP #12 - $1.5k Limit Hold ‘Em
Down to the final three tables in the event, play continues until 3AM or 18 players - whichever comes first. PocketFiver John “jdawg0913″ O’Brien quadrupled up going into the final 27 players. He said, “I’m just a low-limits online grinder. How am I at the final three tables?! I had to unregister for the PocketFives Open on PokerStars today when I realized I made Day 2!” O’Brien continues to fight for the $257,936 grand prize plus some invaluable wristwear. Gary Bogdanski is out in 23rd place with winnings of $6,726.

WSOP #13 - $2.5k No Limit Hold ‘Em
Day 1 of this event wrapped up just before 1AM PST. At the close of the evening, there were 141 players remaining out of the original 1,390; play will reach the money bubble at 99 places tomorrow in a race for the $666,777 grand prize. Though the official chip counts have yet to come in, we expect a strong PocketFives showing tomorrow for the second day of play. Play will resume on the new tables at 2PM PST.

WSOP #14 - $10k Seven Card Stud
With a star-studded field the seven card stud tournament wound down tonight at 2:15AM with 81 remaining players. Dario Minieri and Jordan “Octavian_C” Rich return for Day 2, while Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were eliminated earlier in the tournament. Check back tomorrow afternoon for coverage of this event as well.

COMING UP TOMORROW…

WSOP #15 - $1K Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship: 12PM PST
The Amazon room will live up to its name and truly be filled with Amazon women tomorrow at noon when the ladies take to the tables in a $1K championship. PocketFivesLive will go undercover as our own reporter, Jess Welman, hits the felt. Good luck, ladies!

WSOP #16 - $2K Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better: 5PM PST

• June 9, 2008 -- Katz Lands on His Feet
• June 8, 2008 -- Babes in Pokerland
• June 8, 2008 -- How the West Was Won
• June 8, 2008 -- O’Brien Feels the Chill

• June 10, 2008 -- Shootout–Take Two
• June 9, 2008 -- Katz Lands on His Feet
• June 8, 2008 -- The Comeback Stud
• June 8, 2008 -- That’s a Wrap!