The stacks are back to even on the feature table. Phil Laak and Michael Mizrachi both have roughly 50,000 in chips after two all-in confrontations. Laak won the first with against Mizrachi's . In the second, Mizrachi was at risk with against Laak's .
Mizrachi must have asked the dealer for "one time". We didn't hear it but we did hear Laak's response:
"One time? You've had one time 17,000 times!"
With Jennifer Tilly standing next to Laak and Lily Mizrachi standing next to her husband, the board came to give Mizrachi a flush and reset the match.
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Phil Laak and Michael Mizrachi were pumped to be at the feature table.
The sig others rushed back to the middle of the stage as Michael Mizrachi and Phil Laak were all in again. Laak was at risk and behind with . Mizrachi needed his to hold to move on the next round and lock up some cash.
The flop gave Laak some backdoor outs. His fans wanted him to win the hard way, calling for a nine. But alas, the turn left the Unibomber with three outs. The bricked, and the Year of the Mizrachi continues. The pros kept it light in their exit interview, and Lily Mizrachi and Jennifer Tilly hugged each other while their other halves talked to the cameras.
Mizrachi will play David Benyamine in the Sweet Sixteen.
Last year's runner up in this event, Erik Seidel, had a tough second-round match against Jennifer Harman. They reached the 1,500-3,000 blind level, where called all in raises occur almost every hand. Harman shoved all in from the button pre-flop with ; Seidel called with . Seidel's aces and treys, , secured the victory. He will return later tonight to face Phil Gordon.
Vanessa Selbst and Peter Eastgate were playing the last of the Round of 32 matches. They paused their play so that they could be switched to the feature table. On the very first hand at the feature table, Selbst was dealt against Eastgate's .
"Are you serious?" Selbst asked when she saw Eastgate's hand. "First hand at the feature table?"
Yes indeed, and it was bad news for Eastgate. He was eliminated after failing to improve on a board. Selbst is on to the Sweet 16.
After two rounds of matches, three-quarters of the field has been eliminated. The remaining 16 players are all in the money and guaranteed a payout of $30,000.
The Round of 32 matches didn't provide much drama or many surprises. The lone celebrity to make it out of the first round, Emmitt Smith, wasn't able to advance to the money round. He fell to Andrew Robl. Phil Laak, Tom Dwan, and Bertrand Grospellier all also lost tough matches.
When play resumes at 6:15pm local time (in one hour), the Spades/Clubs survivors will be back for the Sweet 16. The match-ups are:
Spades/Clubs Bracket
Olivier Busquet v. Jason Mercier
Ayaz Mahmood v. Jonathan Duhamel
Doyle Brunson v. Chris Moneymaker
David Oppenheim v. Eugene Katchalov
After those four matches are complete, the Hearts and Diamonds matches are on tap:
Hearts/Diamonds Bracket
Andrew Robl v. James Bord
Michael Mizrachi v. David Benyamine
Phil Galfond v. Vanessa Selbst
Erik Seidel v. Phil Gordon
The cards are in the air for the Clubs/Spades Sweet 16 matches. Doyle Brunson and Chris Moneymaker are at the feature table; Olivier Busquet and Jason Mercier are at the secondary feature table.
For this round, each player starts with 100,000 in chips. Blinds start at 600-1200.
Each player is guaranteed $30,000 in prize money. Advancing to the next round increases that guarantee to $75,000.
We're through the first blind level. It looks like Doyle Brunson has opened a lead on Chris Moneymaker. It's tough to see much at the back three tables from our vantage.
David Oppenheim, Chris Moneymaker, Ayaz Mahmood and Olivier Busquet are currently leading their respective matches. Not much is being announced at the moment but it looks like there's an all-in at the feature table!
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Doyle Brunson and Chris Moneymaker at the feature table.
Most of the feature table matches have been speedy so far, and this round was no exception. Doyle Brunson was in rough shape when he risked all of his chips with top pair on a flop. Brunson's was crushed by Chris Moneymaker's . Moneymaker had a flush draw to go with his jacks and had Brunson out-kicked to boot. The turn was no help to Doyle, and the on the river sent him off on his Rascal.
Moneymaker, who told the cameras that "he was living every poker player's dream" by playing Brunson heads up, is the first player on to the quarterfinals and locks up $75,000.
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