| Buy-In: | $1,000 |
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| Prize Pool: | $3,910,500 |
| Entrants: | 4345 |
Play has wrapped up here at the Rio for the evening, with 206 players remaining.
The unofficial chip leader from Day 1B is Braxton Dunaway with 125,000 in chips.
Here is a look at the top 10 unofficial chip counts:
1. Braxton Dunaway – 125,000
2. Thomas Jonides – 110,000
3. T.J. Boytor – 67,000
4. Nick Choebeck – 55,000
5. Tim Phan – 55,000
6. Tom Lutz – 47,000
7. Tim Koester – 47,000
8. Marc Goldman – 45,000
9. Christian Klauser – 43,000
10. Joe Elpayaa – 40,000
Check back at CardPlayer.com for live updates from the action on day 2 of the $1,000 no-limit hold’em event at the 2010 World Series of Poker.
Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 205 out of 4,345
Notable Eliminations:
Kent Washington
Card Player Chip Counts:
Justin Marchand – 8,000
Big Hands:
Kent Washington Eliminated
We joined this hand in progress: On a board of 6
6
310, Kent Washington called a 8,800 chip bet from the under-the-gun player. The river brought the 10 and Washington’s opponent bet a bit less this time, throwing out 8,500 into the middle. Washington tanked before calling the bet, which was more than half his remaining stack. His opponent tabled the AA for aces and tens. Washington mucked and was down to just 7,000.
Not too long after Washington moved all in for 6,100 with the K9 and was called by a player who held the A7
. Washington failed to improve and was eliminated late on Day 1B.
Jordan Morgan Doubles Up an Opponent
We caught up with the action after Morgan had already mucked and was counting out about 12,000 chips to send over to an opponent who had pocket aces exposed on the felt. Morgan was on the button and apparently doubled up his opponent who was in the small blind. Morgan is now at 20,000 in chips.
Left in the Deck:
Play has stopped for the day.
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 265 out of 4,345
Notable Eliminations:
Adam Levy
Jason Somerville
Chad Batista
Card Player Chip Counts:
Justin Marchand – 22,700
Big Hands:
Adam Levy Eliminated
Adam Levy pushed all in for about 3,300 with the QQ
and was called by an opponent with the KK on the button. The board ran out 7323A and Levy was sent to the rail.
Jonathan Aguiar Doubles Up Opponent
We just got the tail of end of the preflop action, but Jonathan Aguiar called the all in of an opponent. Aguiar tabled pocket jacks and his opponent exposed A-Q. Aguiar’s opponent spiked a queen on the flop and the hand held. Aguiar has about 20,000 in chips.
Mark Seif Over Bets the River
We made it to the table in time for a river bet by Mark Seif. On a board of 98436, Seif bet 4,000, about 500 more than the pot, prompting his opponent to go into the tank. Seif’s opponent finally mucked A-K and Seif took the pot to increase his stack fo 13,700.
Left in the Deck:
Players are on a short break to remove the green 25 chips.
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Players Remaining: 340 out of 4,345
Notable Eliminations:
Andrew Lichtenberger
Card Player Chip Counts:
Justin Marchand – 22,700
Stephen A. Murphy – 7,800
Big Hands:
Somerville Stumbles
Jason Somerville limped in from early position and Christian Klauser raised to 2,700. It folded back to Somerville who made it 6,000 to go. Klauser responded by moving all in for 20,000 and was called by Klauser. They were off to the races when Somerville showed AK and Klauser showed 99.
The flop was 5K7, putting Somerville in the lead, but when the turn was the 10 and the river was the 6, it gave Klauser a flush to win the pot and cripple Somerville to 9,000.
Terrance Chan Doubles Through Jordan Morgan
We caught up with the hand in progress and saw Jordan Morgan tossing in a few more chips and then trying to muck his hand when Terrance Chan showed pocket fives on a board of 9 7 5 4.
The dealer then correctly made sure that the hand was turned up and the table saw Morgan’s J7, giving him a pair of sevens, and no hope for winning the hand. Although we aren’t sure how the money go in, we are sure that Chan now has 18,000, while Morgan slipped to 13,000.
Aguiar Makes Full House and Stacks Chips
After a bit of a raising war preflop between Jon “FatalError” Aguiar and his opponent, they saw a flop of A23. They got the rest of the money in on the flop and Aguiar showed A2 and was ahead of the AJ.
The turn was the A and the river was the K. Aguiar took the pot and shot his stack up to 32,000 while knocking out his opponent.
Shaun Deeb was talking to a friend at the table and said “He doesn’t like to be recognized. Make sure you call him by his online name.”
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated
Andrew Lichtenberger open shipped for 2,300 with the 88 and was called by an opponent with the AQ. The flop came KQ10, giving Lichtenberger’s opponent middle pair. The pair of queens held and Lichtenberger was gone.
Eric Baldwin Wins a Nice Pot
Reigning Card Player POY, Eric Baldwin (18,000 in chips), three-bet preflop with the 85. A player in early position made the call and both players saw a flop of J98. Action went check-check. The 5 hit the turn and action went check-check once again. The K fell on the river and Baldwin’s opponent once again checked. This time Baldwin fired out a bet of 4,200 and it was quickly called. Baldwin tabled two pair and his opponent mucked A-K. Baldwin is now at 25,000.
Left in the Deck:
Check out a video interview with Eric Baldwin before the dinner break!
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 450 out of 4,345
Notable Eliminations:
Layne Flack
Card Player Chip Counts:
Stephen A. Murphy – 7,000
Justin Marchand – 22,000
Big Hands:
Layne Flack Runs Into Full House and Sent Packing
This hand happened right before the dinner break. Layne Flack held A-5 against his opponents pocket kings on an A K Q flop. Flack raised his opponents bet and got the rest of his money in when another A fell on the turn. The river bricked off for Flack and he was sent home.
Mark Seif Finds a Four
Neil Crilly raised to 900 from under-the-gun and was called by Mark Seif and the player in the small blind. The flop was J89 and after the small blind checked, Crilly bet 2,200 and was met with a raise to 6,000 from Seif. The small blind folded and Crilly shoved for only a few hundred more. Seif made the call and saw the trouble he was in.
Crilly held KK and was way ahead of Seif’s 44. The turn was the Q, but the 4 on the river gave Seif a set and sent Crilly to the rail with a bad beat story.
Seif continued his aggressive preflop play as he three-bet the very next hand and made his opponent lay his hand down. Seif is up to 25,000 in chips and seems to be very confident.
The Master Chops Pot, But Eliminates Opponent
There was some preflop action that led to a player being all in wit two callers, one of them being Men Nguyen. The flop was A98 and both Nguyen and the other player checked. The turn was the 8 and there was a bet of 1,000 which was called by Nguyen.
The river was the K and now the other player in the hand checked and Nguyen bet 3,800. The dealer announced to the other player that the bet was 2,800 and the player called. The pot was chopped as Nguyen showed AJ and the other player had AQ.
“You got lucky,” joked Nguyen. “You would have folded for 3,800.”
The other player assured him he was calling and they moved on to the next hand.
Kent Washington Eliminates a Player
Kent Washington was in the small blind with about 23,000. Action was folded to a player in the cutoff who just limped in. Washington called the additional 150 and the big blind shoved for 4,400. The cutoff quickly folded and Washington went into the tank. He eventually made the call and exposed the 44, which was racing against the A8 of the big blind. The board ran out KK1035, as the fours held up. Washington is healthy with 28,000.
Lee Markholt Doubles Up a Player
Lee Markholt (about 13,000 in chips) called a 3,000 all in from an opponent preflop. Markholt tabled the A9 and was slightly ahead of the KJ of his opponent. Markholt’s opponent turned a king and it held, leaving the poker pro with 10,000 in chips.
Interesting Chop
We caught up with the action on the river here, after an unknown player open shipped with the 98 and was called by the KK of another player. The board at the end was A-2-2-2-2 for quads, ace high. Both players chopped the pot. A player at the table remarked, “you see that once every few years.”
If you are curious about the odds of 98 chopping with pocket kings on a flop of A-2-2 (no diamonds), check out CardPlayer.com’s odds calculator. It turns out that 9-8 chops 0.71% of the time and wins 0.61% of the time.
Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 543 out of 4,345
Card Player Chip Counts:
Stephen A. Murphy – 7,300
Jeff Shulman – out
Justin Marchand – 15,000
Tony Dunst – 2,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jeff Shulman
Jason Mercier
Sorel Mizzi
Big Hands:
Batista Doubles Up Short Stack, Stays Very Healthy
Chad Batista raised to 475 and was called by a player in the small blind. The two saw the flop heads-up and it came K85 and the small blind checked. Batista moved the player all in for his last 1,175 and the player in the small blind put in the rest of his stack.
Batista showed 53, good for a pair of fives and the small blind showed QJ, giving him a flush draw. The 2 fell on the turn, giving the small blind his flush and doubling up. Batista is still very healthy as he slipped to 22,000.
Shulman Gets Short, Then Busts
After his stack dwindled down to 2,500, Jeff Shulman shoved all in and was called by Jason Mercier. The player in the small blind then moved all-in over the top and Mercier called off the 5,800 left in his stack.
Shulman showed KQ, Mercier showed AJ, and the other player showed AK. The board ran out 54242, which meant that Shulman was eliminated and Mercier chops the side and the main pot. Mercier is left with 7,000 at the end of the hand.
Sorel Mizzi Runs Into Big Slick, Runs Out The Door
After Sorel Mizzi raised to 1,100 in late position, the player in the cutoff moved all in for 7,800. Mizzi called off his last 2,750 and showed KQ and was up against AK. The board didn’t contain a queen as it ran 59626 and Mizzi was eliminated.
Jason Mercier Eliminated
Jason Mercier open-shipped for 1,025 and was called by two players. The flop came A72 and both players checked while Mercier awaited his fate. The turn brought the J and one opponent bet 1,000. The other player quickly folded and Mercier exposed the KQ for a gutshot and his opponent tabled the A7. The river bricked with the 8 and Mercier was gone.
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminates a Player
Andrew Lichtenberger put an opponent all in for 2,000 with 2,200 left in his own stack. His opponent called and exposed the A-Q. Lichtenberger tabled pocket sevens and they held. Lichtenberger is now at 4,200.
Blinds: 100-200
Players Remaining: 820 out of 4,345
Card Player Chip Counts:
Stephen Murphy – 14,000
Jeff Shulman – 9,500
Justin Marchand – 8,400
Tony Dunst – 12,000
Notable Eliminations:
Vitaly Lunkin
Big Hands:
Basebaldy Knocks Out Opponent
We missed all of the action but we saw Eric Baldwin stacking a bunch of chips and his opponent was getting up from his seat. Baldwin had pocket fives and there was a 5 on the flop and his opponent was showing unimproved pocket jacks.
“He definitely wanted to raise before the flop,” said Baldwin to the table. “I don’t know if I get to the flop if he does.”
Baldwin now has 12,000 in chips.
Seif’s Slick Holds, Knocks out Opponent
There was some heavy action preflop, where one player was all in and three people called, including Mark Seif. The flop was K95 and after one player checked, Seif bet 4,500. The other two players folded and the player who had all of his chip in the middle showed A5, but Seif showed AK.
The turn and river bricked off for Seif, as he improved his stack around 13,000.
Mizzi Knocks Off an Opponent
Sorel Mizzi raised to 450 from late position and the player on the button moved in for 1,200. Mizzi made the call and tabled KK, while his opponents showed A10.
The board was ace-free and Mizzi improved his stack to 5,800.
Justin Marchand Eliminates Vitaly Lunkin
Card Player’s own Justin Marchand raised Vitaly Lunkin’s big blind with pocket jacks. Lunkin then shoved in his remaining chips with J-10 and was instantly called by Marchand. A jack on the flop sealed the hand for Marchand, who is now up to 8,400 in cihps.
Blinds: 75-150
Players Remaining: 990 out of 4,345
Card Player Chip Counts:
Stephen Murphy – 10,750
Justin Marchand – 5,500
Tony Dunst – 12,000
Jeff Shulman – 9,500
Notable Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Jennifer Tilly
Phil Hellmuth
Big Hands:
Mercier Chips Up
We caught this hand at the end of the last level. The player on the button raised to 300 and Jason Mercier called from the small blind. The two saw a flop of 1066 and they both checked. The turn was 3 and Mercier led for 425 and was instantly raised to 1,200.
Mercier thought for a few moments while playing with his chips and eventually tossed in the call. The river was a meaningless 2 and both players checked instantly. The player on the button showed AK and lost to Mercier’s pair of tens with his K10. Mercier’s stack was up to 6,500 after the hand.
Somerville Just Can’t Stop Winning
On the river the board read KQ210K and Jason Somerville had a big stack of big denomination chips out into the middle, well covering his opponent’s 5,000 stack.
Somerville’s opponent tanked for a few minutes and eventually folded, giving the pot to Somerville, who is among the chip leaders with 15,000.
Will Failla Flops the Nuts, Busts Two Players
Will Failla limped in the pot with the 109, along with three other players. The flop came QJ8. The big blind bet 300 of his 2,200 stack and a player in middle position with 6,000 called. Failla raised to 1,200, resulting in the initial bettor moving all in. The player caught in the middle called the all in, as did Failla, who couldn’t reraise. The 7 fell on the turn and the guy in middle position moved all in, with a little bit less than Failla, who made the instant call with the stone nuts. The river bricked and Failla knocked out two players to increase his stack to 13,000.
The Maven Stays Alive
After a limper, David “The Maven” Chicotsky moved in his last 1,050 and was called by the player who limped. The limper showed A9 and was slightly behind the 66 of Chicotsky.
The board ran out 4J72K, keeping The Maven in the tournament and doubling him up to 2,300.
Jeff Shulman Wins a Pot
A player in late position made it 625 and Jeff Shulman (6,450 in chips) called from the cutoff. The flop came 865 and the action went check-check. The 2 landed on the turn and Shulman’s opponent bet 625. Shulman quickly called. The 7 hit the river and it was checked to Shulman, who bet 1,000, and got a quick fold from his opponent. Shulman was at 7,900 after the hand and is now at 9,500.
Phil Hellmuth Runs Into Kings, Has His Day End Early
After a player on the button raised to 350, Phil Hellmuth moved his last 1,750 into the middle. His opponent quickly called and showed KK and was way ahead of Hellmuth’s 99.
The board ran out 8344K, giving Hellmuth’s opponent a full house and leaving Hellmuth still searching for his 12th bracelet.
Left In the Deck:
Lindgren Has Added Sting to Knockout
After Erick Lindgren was eliminated from the tournament and after the hand was over, the player who knocked him out went over to him and got him to autograph a piece of paper for him.
Don’t forget to check out our coverage of the Players Championship while the players take a 20 minute break.
Blinds: 50-100
Players Remaining: 1,612 out of 4,341
Card Player Chip Counts:
Justin Marchand – 5,500
Stephen Murphy – 4,000
Tony Dunst – 12,000
Notable Eliminations:
Greg Raymer
Antonio Esfandiari
J.C. Tran
Jennifer Tilly
Big Hands:
Theo Tran Eliminates a Player
A player in early position bet 150 and two players called. Theo Tran (5,400 in chips) was next to act and made it 400 to go. The initial raiser folded and the next player to act called, prompting a fold from the third player. The flop came 1042 and Tran’s opponent bet 675. Tran made the call. The 4 hit the turn and the unknown went all in for 900 and Tran made the instant call. Tran tabled the AA while his opponent flipped over the A10. The 9 brick on the river sent the pot to Tran who is now at 7,200.
Chad Batista Doubles Up an Opponent
We caught up with the action on a flop of 883 with Chad Batista raising a 500 bet from an opponent, making it 1,500 to go. His opponent announced all in and Batista made the call for a little bit more. His opponent tabled pocket tens while Batista exposed the A3 and failed to improve. Batista is at 4,125 after the hand.
Brian Rast Loses a Hand
We met up with the action on a flop of 877 with Brian Rast on the button versus a player in middle position. Rast’s opponent bet 325 and he called. The 10 fell on the turn and action went check-check. The 4 hit the river and Rast’s opponent bet 1,000 prompting a long decision for Rast. He eventually made the call and his opponent tabled 10-10 for a turned full house. Rast mucked and is now at 3,800.
Tony Dunst Looking Good
With 9,600 in his stack, Tony Dunst had an opponent in for just over 2,000. Dunst tabled the A10 and was up against the pocket kings of his opponent. Dunst flopped an ace and it held to eliminate a player. He is now at 12,000.
Phan Doubles Through Lindgren
Erick Lindgren limped in and then was faced with an all-in from Tim Phan for 1,000. Lindgren made the call and tabled KK and Phan showed AK.
The flop was good for Phan as it came AQ7. The turn kept Phan in the lead with the 6 and the A came on the river, giving Phan trips and the pot. “I wonder how you beat me online,” said Lindgren as Phan stacked his chips.
Left In The Deck:
Michael Binger is either very uninterested in the tournament or is already figuring out what he’s going to do when he’s short stacked. He is at the table reading Crisis Economics.
Blinds: 25-50
Players Remaining: 1,699 out of 4,341
Card Player Chip Counts:
Stephen Murphy – 5,500
Justin Marchand – 4,000
Notable Eliminations:
Gavin Griffin
Ted Lawson
Big Hands:
Devil Fish Takes a Hit
David Ulliott called a raise to 200 from Josh Stern and they saw a flop heads up of K108. Stern bet 400 and was called by Ulliott.
The turn was the 2 and now Stern checked. Ulliott bet 700 and was met with a check-raise all in fro 1,625 more.
“They usually do that,” said Ulliott while he was contemplating a call. Ulliott let it go and has dropped to 3,400.
Dunst Grows Stack Quickly
Tony “Bond18” Dunst was already more than doubled up when he found himself in a great position to add more to his stack.
Dunst’s opponent found a way to get his whole stack in preflop with K-Q and was up against Dunst’s A-Q. The board was friendly to Dunst and kept him in the lead the whole way to propel him to 9,500 in chips.
Chan Gets Best of Griffin
We got to the action a little late, but Gavin Griffin was all in and way ahead of Terrance Chan. Chan held pocket queens, but Griffin had pocket aces. The queen on the river sent Griffin home earlier than he would have liked.
Chan is now up to 11,500 and said “It’s the first time I’m genuinely unhappy to win an all-in in a big tournament.”
Will Failla Wins a Large Pot
Will Failla bet 275 on the button with about 4,000 in his stack and the small blind and a player in early position called. The flop came 552 and the small blind checked. The player in early position bet 200 and Failla raised to 600. The initial bettor called and the 10 fell on the turn. Failla’s opponent bet 500 and Failla made the call. The Q hit the felt and it was checked to Failla bet 600. The bet was quickly called and Failla tabled pocket kings while his opponent mucked A-Q face up. Failla is now up to 5,500.
Hal Lubarsky Wins a Pot
Tony Dunst bet 150 from early position and the player next to act called. Hal Lubarsky made the call on the button with about 1,200 in his stack. The flopped AJ9 and action went check-check to Lubarsky, who went all in for about 800. Both his opponents folded and Lubarsky took the 1,425 chip pot.
Ted Lawson Eliminated
Ted Lawson put his stack of 1,075 into the middle with the 66 and was called by a player holding the 1010. The tens held up and Lawson was gone.
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