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Negreanu eliminated
One of several Dutch players in the field, Michiel Brummelhuis raised from under the gun to 2,500. Action folded all the way around to Daniel Negreanu in the big blind. Negreanu took about a minute and then reraised to 12,500. Brummelhuis checked how much Negreanu has left (about 25,000) and then moved all in. Negreanu was right there to make the call.
Negreanu tabled the worst of it, holding two black tens. Brummelhuis had one-upped him with two red jacks. The flop came down and closed the door further on Negreanu. The turn card was the and then the river completed the board with the .
Negreanu wished his table luck and exited to the rail. Brummelhuis jumped up to 145,000 chips.
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Carter Phillips on Day 1
With slightly under 40,000 chips in the middle, the board ran between 2009 EPT Barcelona winner Carter Phillips and Govert Metaal. Both players checked and fifth street was dealt the .
Phillips fired 16,000 and Metaal mucked. Phillips moved up to 135,000 chips.
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Shawn Buchanan bet 11,400 on the flop of into Jacob Rasmussen. Rasmussen made the call and then the plopped on the felt for the turn. Both players checked and the river card came the . Buchanan fired 20,100 and Rasmussen went into the tank. Eventually, he moved all in for about 60,000 total. Buchanan mucked saying, "I probably shouldn't value bet when the worst card in the deck comes off."
He's down to 136,000 while Rasmussen moved up to 125,000.
Mickey Doft
Mike Matusow's starting table recently broke and upon arriving at his new table, he was very excited.
"Thank you Lord!" he proclaimd, seeing big stacks Lex Veldhuis and Dario Minieri. Greg Raymer chimed in too, telling Matusow nobody would confuse him for a solid player.
If you remember back to the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event, Raymer and Matusow were famous for getting into it a few times throughout the course of the tournament.
Mickey DoftRaymer and Smith from yesterday's action
There was a raise to 2,500 by a player in middle position. Greg Raymer called on the button and Lex Veldhuis called from the small blind.
The flop fell down and Veldhuis checked. The middle-position player bet 5,200 and Raymer raised it to 16,200. Veldhuis folded and the unknown opponent moved all in for about 30,000.
Raymer called and revealed for a flopped flush, having the lead over his opponent's . The turn and river rolled out the and , safe cards for Raymer, now sitting on a stack of 107,000.
Mickey DoftNo repeat for ElkY
On the button, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier moved all in for his last 5,400. Isaac Baron called from the small blind and Sami Kelopuro deliberated for a few moments before raising to 13,000 out of the big blind. Baron folded and Kelopuro tabled .
Grospellier was in trouble with and found little help as the board ran out .
Last year's PCA High Roller Champion is out early on day two.
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Dario Minieri opened from middle position to 2,300 and Lisa Hamilton reraised from the small blind to 7,000. MInieri made the call and two went to a flop of .
Hamilton fired 15,000 and Minieri called. The turn card was the and Hamilton fired 26,500. Minieri folded and Hamilton scooped the chips.
On the next hand, Minieri opened again to 2,300. Hamilton called from the button and then Greg Raymer called from the big blind. The flop came down and action checked over to Hamilton. She bet 6,000 and Raymer and Minieri both mucked.
The reigning WSOP Ladies' Event champion is doing well in the early goings and up to 140,000.
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After William Reynolds raised from early position, Jan Petersen moved all in for 16,100 from the big blind. Reynolds made the call and tabled . Petersen held .
The board ran out and Petersen was sent home after a short day.
and closed the door further on Negreanu. The turn card was the 
and then the river completed the board with the 
.
between 2009 EPT Barcelona winner Carter Phillips and Govert Metaal. Both players checked and fifth street was dealt the 
.
into Jacob Rasmussen. Rasmussen made the call and then the 
plopped on the felt for the turn. Both players checked and the river card came the 
. Buchanan fired 20,100 and Rasmussen went into the tank. Eventually, he moved all in for about 60,000 total. Buchanan mucked 
saying, "I probably shouldn't value bet when the worst card in the deck comes off."
and Veldhuis checked. The middle-position player bet 5,200 and Raymer raised it to 16,200. Veldhuis folded and the unknown opponent moved all in for about 30,000. 
. The turn and river rolled out the 
and 
and found little help as the board ran out 
.
. Petersen held 
and Petersen was sent home after a short day.
