$250 Omaha 8B
Level 18: 2,500/5,000

The final table of nine players is set for Event 2 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and the players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET to play down to a champion. The winner will be the first Main Event champion of the tournament series. Play will resume on Friday with the final 5 minutes and 19 seconds remaining in Level 18. Here is a look at the chip counts when cards get into the air tomorrow.

Seat 1: Michael Wang – 53,000
Seat 2: Wayne Brown – 28,000
Seat 3: Avi Levy – 159,500
Seat 4: Arnold Cohen – 19,000
Seat 5: Gene Hochman – 24,000
Seat 6: John Binns – 208,000
Seat 7: George Boyadjian – 90,500
Seat 8: Brent Keane – 69,500
Seat 9: “Miami” John Cernuto – 167,500 (pictured above)

Tune back in tomorrow for all of the action and photos from the final table.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 15: 1,200/2,400

Event 2 continues to play fast and the field is down to the final 16 from the 76 that entered. Play will stop tonight when they reach the final table, unless every player votes to continue playing, and in that case they will play it out tonight. “Miami” John Cernuto is still in the hunt for the final table.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 13: 800/1.6k

Players returned from their dinner break and immediately lost a player to get down to the final three tables. Brian Gelrod continues to lead the way as one of only two sitting with over 50,000.

They will redraw at 18 players and stop for the day if they make the final table.

Brian Gelrod – 54,100
Georges Boyadjian – 52,000
“Miami John” Cernuto – 46,600
Henry Hull – 46,000
Gene Hochman – 45,300
Alison Bishop 45,300

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 12: 600/1.2k

Only 30 players were able to make the dinner break bubble and went off to cash their meal comps. Those still alive include “Miami John” Cernuto, Ryan Tepen, Errol Massey, and Brian Gelrod.

They will return in 40 minutes and play eight more levels stopping at 11pm or the final table, whichever comes first.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 9: 300/600

Players are back from their second break of the day and just 56 players remain from the starting 76.  They are dropping at a quicker pace than expected in a limit game.

Brian Gelrod (West Palm Beach, FL) stopped by to let us know he’s having a good day and he was among the current chipleader at break with 33,500.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 8: 250/500

West coast resident Robert Campbell (Long Beach, CA) has been enjoying his time on this side of the country and is back in action for Event 2 Omaha 8B. He had a big run during the 2014 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown where all five of his tournament cashes came at a final table.

Campbell won the $250 Pot Limit Omaha 8B event and added a second, third, fourth, and fifth place finish. He kept his good run going into the WSOP this summer when he finished 30th in the Main Event for $230,487.

Campbell is sitting comfortably with 24,000 with 63 players remaining.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 5: 125/250

Player have returned from their break and Erroll Massey is your early chipleader after doubling his stack over the first four levels. Registration closed with the start of Level 5 and 76 players entered the tournament. Official payout numbers to come.

Errol Massey – 21,745
“Miami John” Cernuto – 19,525
Ryan Tepen – 17,450
Gonzalo Talma – 17,425
Cameron Reid – 17,000

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 4: 100/200

Players are off on their first 15-minute break and the tournament clock currently shows 75 players in the field. A fine turnout for the four-card, split pot, limit betting game. Ryan Tepen is one of the recent entries and he’s off to a good start with 17,250 from his starting 10,000.