Level 12 Update: Day 2 Ends
Sep 25, '10
NOTE: Day 2 has come to a close and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon local time (4 a.m. PST). Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events. Tomorrow, the field will play down to the final 27 or through six levels, whichever comes first. Tomorrow will also feature the final game in the high roller heads-up final match between Gus Hansen and Jim Collopy to decide who will take home the gold bracelet for event No. 4. The best-of-three match is tied 1-1.
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 66 of 346
Chip Counts:
1. Viktor Blom — 443,200
2. Darren Woods — 442,300
3. Thomas Bichon — 372,500
4. Andrew Pantling — 316,000
5. Arnaud Mattern — 300,000
6. Phil Ivey — 289,300
7. Nick Schulman — 281,000
8. David Peters — 280,000
9. David Baker — 250,000
10. Nicolas Levi — 250,000
Average Chip Count: 157,272
Notable Eliminations:
Eric Baldwin
Phil Laak
Praz Bansi
Dag Palovic
Tony Cousineau
Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu is Really Good at the WSOP Europe
Daniel Negreanu furthered his efforts to make a third WSOP Europe final table during the last level of the night. In a recent hand Negreanu checked a Q
8
3 K board and David Peters bet 15,700. Negreanu made the call and the river brought the J
. Negreanu took the initiative this time and bet 45,000. Peter mucked and his stack dropped to 280,000. Negreanu held 156,000 after the hand, more than enough for him to make some moves with tomorrow.
Eric Baldwin Eliminated
The reigning Card Player Player of the Year, Eric Baldwin, has busted out of the tournament during the last level of the day. He opened a pot from the cutoff for 7,000 and Quinn Do reraised to 20,000 from the small blind. Baldwin moved all in and Do made the call. Their cards:
Baldwin: A
10
Do: 9 9
Board: Q 7 5 2 5
Baldwin lost the hand and Do grew his stack to 136,000.
Phil Laak Eliminated
Phil Laak was eliminated from the tournament when his A-K ran into pocket fours and there was no help on the board for the Unabomber. He still leaves London with his first gold bracelet. Making for a successful jump across the pond.
Praz Bansi Eliminated
Praz Bansi moved all in for 33,100 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. Their cards:
Bansi: 9 9
Biechel: A Q
Board: Q 8 5 J K
Bansi was eliminated after the hand and Biechel held 130,000.
Arnaud Mattern Takes a Nice Pot off Barny Boatman
Barny Boatman raised to 5,100 under the gun and Arnaud Mattern reraised to 14,400 from middle position preflop. Boatman made the call and then both players checked a K 8 3 flop. The turn fell 7 and Boatman checked. Mattern bet 13,000 and Boatmn made the call. The river fell 8 and Boatman checked again. Mattern bet 26,000 and Boatman went into the tank. He eventually made the call but mucked his cards when Mattern revealed A K. Boatman dropped to 110,000 after the hand and Mattern held 300,000.
Quintessential Cousineau
Tony Cousineau was down to his final 14,000 when he decided to call a bet from Clint Coffee that was devised to put him all in. Cousineau was in the lead with pocket queens against the A-3 of Coffee, but the board brought a third ace and Cousineau was eliminated.
Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak, Barny Boatman, Quinn Do, Eric Baldwin, Arnaud Mattern, Praz Bansi, Remy Biechel
An unraised, nine-handed pot saw a flop of 9
8
3
on the river. Seat 7 turned over pocket threes after the river fell, but Biechel flipped up pocket nines to win the peculiar pot.
Remy Biechel is all-in with A-10 versus J
Michael Mizrachi raises on the button and iss called by Remy Biechel. The flop comes K
6
Remy Biechel is all in against Danny Wong. Biechel shows 8