Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day 2a Completed
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day 2a Completed






, while his opponent held 
.

gave his opponent a set. The
on the turn gave Pham some outs, but the
was not one of them.



. The river brought the
and both players checked.

, the small blind bet out 13,000. Lars Bonding, playing from the cutoff seat, raised to 35,000. The player on the button folded and the small blind made the call. The turn brought the
. The small blind checked, Bonding moved all in, and the small blind folded. The player on the button commented that he folded 2-2 and Lars seemed relatively unmoved as he stacked his chips, now at 257,000.






. His opponent has 
. Lam busts the player and is up to 515,000 -- good for second in chips.

, Benson was up against his opponent's 
.



.