2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 16
Jun 05, '08
Players have gone on a 20-minute break and will return with blinds at 5000/10000.
Blinds: 4000/8000 with 1000 ante
Players Left: 23 of 1592
Average Stack: 276,860
Chip Leaders:
Theo Tran - 606,000
Mike Lisanti - 515,000
Shannon Shorr - 512,000
Carter Gill - 385,000
Yan Chen - 375,000
Mihai Manole - 369,000
Issam Abbas - 280,000
Manny Minaya - 265,000
Richard Monroe - 260,000
Shawn Hattem - 260,000
Eliminations: Robert Ackerman, Joe Brandenburg, Michael Scott, Phil Collins, Joseph Cutler, Pawel Andrzejewski, Jeff Neuman, Nick Romano, Rocco Pace, Mattais Kuerschner, Andre De Montequiou, Derek Harrington, Larry Gurney, Nancy Todd Tyner.
Big Hands:
Theo Tran Maintains Lead
Theo Tran remained atop the chip count for the tourney when he busted Nick Romano. After a flop of J
10
7, Romano moved all-in for his final 125,000 in chips. Tran called and showed KK
, which held up after the QQ
filled out the board. Tran pushed past the 600,000 mark in total chips, while the average stack was shy of 300,000.
Lisanti Busts Two Short Stacks
Mike Lisanti sent both Derek Harrington and Larry Gurney to the rail on the same hand, when Lisanti was dealt QQ. Gurney pushed for 70,000 and held pocket jacks, while Harrington was all-in for 40,000 and held pocket 10s. The board ran out A-A-8-4-8, shipping the pot to Lisanti. Chip leader Theo Tran confessed he would have scooped everything had he played his A2.
Kings Eliminate the Lady
Yan Chen held pocket kings and was able to eliminate Nancy Todd Tyner in 24th place. Todd Tyner was all-in with A8.
Seigel Makes Aces Hold Up
Philip Seigel doubled up at an opportune time, when he held AA against a board of 986. Manny Miniya called the 92,000 all-in bet from Seigel, after flopping top pair with 10-9, but couldn't improve.
Montgomery Catches Undercard
Scott Montgomery pushed past the 400,000 mark when he called the all-in of Jeff Neuman. Montgomery had ace-jack to Neuman's ace-king, but a jack on the flop gave Montgomery the pot.
Andre a Giant No More
Once among the tournament chip leaders, Andre De Montesquiou was eliminated when his short stack of 26,000 was committed with QQ. His opponent called with 44, and spiked the flop of 1064. The 9 and 5 finished the board.
Player Tags: Yan Chen, Theo Tran, Scott Montgomery, Nick Romano
