Welcome to Day 2 of Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event

Fifty-three contenders have emerged from two Day 1 flights to take the felt on Day 2 of Hollywood Poker Open Toledo Regional Main Event. They've come from a field of 288, and Jeff Greear leads the way with 327,000.

With play set to begin at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500), other prominent contenders include James Wright (255,500), Nick Pupillo (240,500), Freddy Hamad (209,000), Michael Hahn (178,000), Tom Midena (156,000), and Bobby Brown (150,000).

Play kicks off at 12:15 p.m. local time here in Toledo and will continue until a winner emerges. That player will hold the title of HPO champion and take home nearly $70,000 for his or her efforts. Stay tuned to PokerNews as the action unfolds and we post all of the live updates right here.