Josh Prager led out with a bet of 5,000 on a flop of , and Eddie Blumenthal raised to 14,000. Prager flicked in the call, and the landed on fourth street. First to act, Prager knocked the table, and Blumenthal fired another 22,000 at the pot. Prager mumbled something about folding, but he eventually settled on a check-raise to 60,000 straight. Blumenthal responded by moving all in for 85,600, and Prager made the call with . He was drawing slim as Blumenthal tabled , and the river locked up the pot.
Blumenthal has thusly climbed up close to 200,000, while Prager is in a bit of a free fall, down now around 100,000 himself.
There was about 40,000 in the pot when we walked up to see Victor Ramdin bet 30,000 as the board read . Rep Porter was deep in the tank, considering a decision for a solid half his remaining stack. After some time, he flicked the calling chips into the middle.
"Nice call," Ramdin said, sliding his cards into the muck. Porter slid his back to the dealer as the pot was pushed, but winning cards must be shown here at The Bike. The dealer flipped over , and Porter's nice call has earned him a nice pot at Ramdin's expense.
George Lind III raised to 5,100 from middle position only to have Randy "nanonoko" Lew move all in from the button for 40,000. The blinds folded and Lind made the call.
Lind:
Lew:
Lew was in bad shape and desperately needed an eight. Unfortunately, the board ran out and he was eliminated late on Day 2. Meanwhile, Lind is up to 150,000.
Daniel Negreanu has been downing Peptol-Bismol all day long. He explained that it was the result of visiting a bad vegan restaurant late last night. Maybe the discomfort is keeping him focused considering he has amassed a stack of more than 200,000.
With about 7,000 in the pot and a flop of , Amit Makhija bet 3,600 from the small blind and was called by his sole opponent in Seat 5. When the dealer burned and turned the , Makhija slowed down with a check and Seat 5 took the lead with a 7,400 bet. Makhija gave it a moment's though before conceding the pot. He is down to 94,000.
From under the gun, a player raised to 5,500. A player in middle position flat-called and then Hiren Patel reraised from the button to 19,000. The blinds and the original raiser folded, but the middle-position player made the call.
The flop came down and action passed over to Patel with a check from the player in middle position. Patel stayed aggressive and bet 21,500. His opponent folded and Patel chipped up top 177,000.
After a series of preflop raises, Scott Clements found himself all in with and called by the of Victor Ramdin. Clements was in a dominating position but Ramdin had been on a heater throughout Day 2. That didn't change as the flop came down , giving Ramdin a straight.
The table couldn't believe it as Clements began to collect his things. The turn was no help and neither was the river. Clements was eliminated short of the money while Ramdin is up to 690,000.
In addition, Ray Henson has been sent to the rail.
Under the gun, Cynthia May -- our last woman standing -- limped in for 3,000. The table folded around to the button where Nick Guagenti stuck in a raise to 9,000, and May was the only caller.
Heads up, they took a flop, and Guagenti continued out with a bet of 10,500. That sent May deep into the tank as she fumbled with her remaining chips for several minutes. Guagenti eventually called the clock, but May made the call as the floorman was counting down her final few seconds. On to the turn!
It was the , and the lady checked again. Guagenti bet another 17,500, and May went back into the tank for a long while. She stood up, counted down her stack, then sat down. Then she repeated the whole process again. A couple players at the table were getting a bit peeved, and Guagenti said that he was going to have to call the clock again if she didn't hurry up.
"Clock!" someone else at the table called.
The floorman was again counting down her final few seconds by the time May made her decision, and it was to fold, slapping her cards into the muck with about 65,000 chips left.
Guagenti couldn't resist flashing his as he raked in the pot, and Ms. May let out a not-so-ladylike, "F***!" at the sight of her opponent's bluff.
Tom McEvoy, the winner of the 1983 World Series of Poker, has been nursing a short stack all day. Recently, he raised to 5,600 from middle position, leaving himself around 30,000 behind, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised enough to put McEvoy all in. He made the call and Timoshenko said, "You're ahead."
Timoshenko:
McEvoy:
Indeed, McEvoy was ahead, but not after the flop came down . "Oh, come on," McEvoy pleaded. The gave him some extra outs, but the did not deliver. McEvoy was eliminated from the Big Event while Timoshenko is up to 240,000.
A player in early position opened to 6,000, and the player next to him called. Action folded to a middle-aged gentleman we'll call Player #3, and he squeezed in a reraise to 26,100. That brought the decision onto Chris DeMaci, and he spent some time in the tank considering. After a minute or three, he reraised to 58,000, enough to fold the first two players in the pot. Player #3 moved all in for 82,700, though, and DeMaci made a reluctant call to put him at risk.
Showdown
Player #3:
DeMaci:
DeMaci asked politely for a nine, but the board ran out . After granting that double, DeMaci has slipped a bit, but he's still well above the chip average with about 455,000 left.
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, and Eddie Blumenthal raised to 14,000. Prager flicked in the call, and the 
landed on fourth street. First to act, Prager knocked the table, and Blumenthal fired another 22,000 at the pot. Prager mumbled something about folding, but he eventually settled on a check-raise to 60,000 straight. Blumenthal responded by moving all in for 85,600, and Prager made the call with 
. He was drawing slim as Blumenthal tabled 
, and the river 
locked up the pot.
. Rep Porter was deep in the tank, considering a decision for a solid half his remaining stack. After some time, he flicked the calling chips into the middle.
and he was eliminated late on Day 2. Meanwhile, Lind is up to 150,000.
, Makhija slowed down with a check and Seat 5 took the lead with a 7,400 bet. Makhija gave it a moment's though before conceding the pot. He is down to 94,000.
of Victor Ramdin. Clements was in a dominating position but Ramdin had been on a heater throughout Day 2. That didn't change as the flop came down 
river. Clements was eliminated short of the money while Ramdin is up to 690,000.
flop, and Guagenti continued out with a bet of 10,500. That sent May deep into the tank as she fumbled with her remaining chips for several minutes. Guagenti eventually called the clock, but May made the call as the floorman was counting down her final few seconds. On to the turn!
, and the lady checked again. Guagenti bet another 17,500, and May went back into the tank for a long while. She stood up, counted down her stack, then sat down. Then she repeated the whole process again. A couple players at the table were getting a bit peeved, and Guagenti said that he was going to have to call the clock again if she didn't hurry up.
as he raked in the pot, and Ms. May let out a not-so-ladylike, "F***!" at the sight of her opponent's bluff.
. "Oh, come on," McEvoy pleaded. The 
