Day 2 Complete
Jun 01, '10
Play has wrapped up here at the Rio for the evening, with 41 players remaining at the end of level 19.
Notable chip stacks that remain in the field are Drew Crawford (790,000), William Davis (775,000), Dash Dudley (745,000), Nick Mitchell (681,000), Eric Baldwin (479,000), and Nancy Todd Tyner (79,000).
The current chip average is 317,926.
Day 3 will begin at 3 p.m. PST, and will conclude with a winner, who will take home $625,872 in prize money. No extra days will be added to the tournament.
Check back at CardPlayer.com for live updates from the action on day 3 of the $1,000 no-limit hold’em event at the 2010 World Series of Poker.
Player Tags: Nancy Todd, Eric Baldwin
Level 13 Update: Sebok Eliminated, Crawford Emerges as a Force
May 31, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 295 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 44,186
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jon Friedberg – 46,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Drew Crawford — 220,000
2. Terry Fleischer — 130,000
3. Adam Shuman — 130,000
4. David Vanwert — 126,000
5. Nancy Todd Tyner — 170,000
6. Robert Scott — 110,000
7. Jordan Morgan — 106,000
8. Matthew Berkey — 100,400
10. Jonathan Aguiar — 100,000
Notable Eliminations:
Joe Sebok — $2,150
Jonathan Little — $2,463
Tim Phan — $2,463
Big Hands:
Another Player Falls Victim to Tyner, Tyner Then Takes a Huge Hit
Nancy Todd Tyner picks up some more chips as she just eliminated another player. All of the chips were in the middle preflop with Tyner holding A
9
and her opponent held QJ
.
The board ran out A
2835 to give yet another pot to Tyner. Tyner had 170,000 in chips after the hand.
Later in the level a player in early position raised to 4,300 and Nancy Todd Tyner three bet. Action was folded around to her opponent who moved all in for 53,900 total. Tyner insta-called and tabled the AA. Her opponent exposed the QQ and the two players saw a flop of K107. All was good for Tyner until the Q spiked on the turn, giving her opponent a set of queens. The river bricked for Tyner and she was down to 125,000 after the hand.
Tim Phan Runs a Bluff and Sent Home
On the turn, the board read K536 and Tim Phan bet 9,000 and after a few moments of deliberation was called by his opponent. The river was the 5 and Phan instantly moved all in for 22,000 and was called fairly quickly by his opponent.
“You got me,” said Phan as he tossed his hand face down into the muck. His opponent showed 88 and took the pot, sending home one of the tougher players left in the field.
Lee Markholt Suffers Setback
We picked up the action on the river with Lee Markholt betting 6,600 on a board of A9358 and was instantly called by his opponent.
His opponent showed AJ, which was good against the A10 of Markholt. Markholt slipped to 24,000 at the end of the hand.
Joe Sebok Falls, Drew Crawford Rises
Joe Sebok shoved his last 8,000 into the middle from late position. The player on the button then made it 20,000 followed by a shove from Drew Crawford in the small blind. The player on the button immediately called for his 70,000 stack.
Sebok tabled A5, the player on the button showed KK and Crawford showed AQ.
The board ran out A76310, giving the pot to Crawford, and he climbed to 220,000, and is likely the chip leader.
Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Tim Phan, Joe Sebok, Nancy Todd
Level 12 Update: Aguiar Wins A Monster Pot
May 31, '10
Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 325 out of 4345
Average Chip Count: 39,984
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Nancy Todd Tyner — 152,000
2. Braxton Dunaway — 139,000
3. Terry Fleischer — 119,300
4. Jon Aguiar — 110,000
5. Timothy Boytor — 108,000
6. Matthew Berkey — 100,400
7. Thomas Joanides — 98,200
8. Jerrymee Jose — 96,100
9. Drew Crawford — 95,000
10. Jordan Morgan — 95,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jim Meehan – $2,150
Justin Young – $2,150
Big Hands:
Aguiar Wins Monster Pot
Jon Aguiar raised to 1,200 under-the-gun and Benjamin Lefew three-bet to 6,300, which was called by Aguiar. The flop came A410 and Lefew bet 8,000 after Aguiar checked. Aguiar thought for a while before raising to 19,400. Lefew asked Aguiar how much he had behind and after he got the answer of 31,000, he proceeded to move all in and Aguiar instantly called.
Aguiar showed 44 and was way ahead of Lefew’s AK. After the 2 on the turn, Lefew was drawing dead and Aguiar doubled up to 110,000.
Nancy Todd Tyner Continues to Cruise
Nancy Todd Tyner called her opponent’s all in of 10,000 and was off to the races as she showed AQ and was up against the 66.
The board ran out K10AJA, giving the pot to Tyner and eliminating another player. Tyner now sits with over 150,000.
Jim Meehan Crippled, Busts the Following Hand
We caught up with the action on the turn with Jim Meehan’s AA laying on the table versus the QJ of an all-in opponent. The board read J1042. Meehan needed to avoid any club, queen or jack. One of those outs came in the form of the J, crippling Meehan to just 700 in chips.
The very next hand, Meehan was all in for less than the big blind with the K8 versus the pocket sevens of his opponent.
Jordan Morgan Wins a Nice Pot
We caught up with Jordan Morgan stacking a boat load of chips. His pocket kings held against the queens of an opponent. Morgan is now at 95,000.
Player Tags: Jim Meehan, Jonathan Aguiar, Nancy Todd
Level 20 Update: Nancy Todd Tyner Eliminated
Jun 01, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 out of 4,345
Average Chip Count: 372,428
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Cory Brown — 780,000
2. Michael Michnik — 750,000
3. Bart Davis — 700,000
4. Nicholas Mitchell — 681,000
5. Dash Dudley — 665,000
6. Dmitry Gromov — 600,000
7. Horst Eilers — 600,000
8. Dana Kellstrom — 507,000
9. Terry Fleischer — 489,000
10. Aadam Daya — 476,000
Notable Eliminations:
35. Nancy Todd Tyner — $15,642
Big Hands:
Eric Baldwin Doubles Up Nancy Todd Tyner
Nancy Todd Tyner was short stacked in the big blind, while the aggressive Eric Baldwin was in the small blind. In a standard tournament scenario, Eric Baldwin put Tyner in with the 83 and Tyner made the easy call with A-Q. Her hand held and she doubled up to about 100,000.
Eric Baldwin Doubles Up
Baldwin had been bleeding some chips early on. In a cooler blind vs. blind scenerio, Baldwin held the AJ while his opponent held KK in the small blind. The small blind called the big blind and Baldwin raised 24,000 more. The small blind shoved and Baldwin tanked. He eventually made the call. An ace in the door gave Baldwin the huge advantage on the flop. The turn and river were safe and Baldwin doubled up to 500,000.
Nancy Todd Tyner Eliminated
Tyner raised with the JJ from the cutoff and the player on the button moved all in for 175,000 total, having Tyner barely covered. Tyner insta-called and was in great shape against the 10-10 of her opponent. The board kept getting scarier as it ran out 9846, before disaster struck with the 7 on the river. Tyner’s opponent made a straight on the end to send her packing.
Left in the Deck:
Players are now on a short 20 minute break.
Player Tags: Nancy Todd, Eric Baldwin
Caleb Plunkett bet 3,200 on the turn with the board reading Q
J
T
, good for the nut flush after having a straight on the turn. Todd tabled Q
Mike Sowers raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Nancy Todd Tyner made the call on the button. 
Paul Wasicka moved all in preflop from the big blind and Nancy Todd Tyner called him down from the small blind. Their cards:
With 40,000 in the pot and a flop of 4