Level 2 Update: Lisa Hamilton Leads The Pack
Feb 26, '10
Blinds: 50-100
Players Remaining: 687 out of 702
Chip Counts:
1. Lisa Hamilton — 49,000
2. Will James — 42,000
3. Daniel Negreanu — 40,000
4. Jennifer Tilly — 39,500
5. Brent Roberts — 31,000
6. Scott Seiver — 31,000
7. Jimmy Fricke — 30,000
8. Jonathan Little — 30,000
9. David Plastik — 30,000
10. Sam Stein — 25,000
Average Chip Count: 20,480
Notable Eliminations: 20,436
Jared Hamby
Matt Hyman
Big Hands:
Jennifer Tilly Doubles Up Through Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul is now down to his last 9,500 after picking up pocket kings against Jennifer Tilly. Tilly showed pocket aces and they held when the board ran out J
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9 2. She is now stacked with nearly 37,500.
Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up Early
Daniel Negreanu is now sitting with nearly 40,000 in chips after getting an opponent to committ his stack with pocket jacks.
Negreanu showed pocket kings and they held to put him near the top of the leader board.
Matt Hyman Eliminated by Carter King
Aces and kings are certainly flying today. Matt Hyman picked up pocket aces and was looking good against Carter King’s pocket kings, but a king on the flop ended his tournament.
Left In The Deck:
Stuck in the Tent
With the field at near capacity, some players have been forced to compete inside the air conditioned tents just outside of the casino. Players in the tent include Adam Levy, Faraz Jaka, Jeff Madsen, Peter Eastgate, Jason Potter, David Williams, Amit Makhija, Mark Seif and John Phan.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Tilly, Kevin Saul, Matt Hyman, Carter King
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 100,000 and Matt Hyman moved all in. Lichtenberger called with K
Matt Hyman was all in with a diamond flush draw against Jennifer Tilly's pair of aces. The pair held and Hyman was eliminated from the tournament. 