In the Money!
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
See you in an hour!