Back from Dinner
Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
The players have returned from their dinner break and the cards are back in the air.
PPC Aruba World Championship
$2,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Updated Chip Counts at the Dinner Break (full)
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
262,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
|
244,500
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
207,500
-71,500
|
-71,500 |
|
196,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
181,500
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
151,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
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|
151,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
136,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
|
104,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
76,500
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
76,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
64,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
53,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
48,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
Dinner Break
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
The remaining 15 players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Ebanks Back Into the Lead Right Before Dinner
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Just before the tournament went on the one-hour dinner break for Day 2, Joe Ebanks moved back into the chip lead thanks to a big pot against RJ Sullivan.
Ebanks started the hand by opening with a raise to 6,500 from middle position, and Sullivan called from the hijack seat. Everyone else folded, and the flop came down 
. Ebanks bet 10,200, and Sullivan called.
The turn was the 
, and Ebanks fired again. This time he fired 31,000. Sullivan stuck around by making another call.
The river was the 
, and Ebanks reached into his stack before piling out a big bet of 70,000. Sullivan mulled it over for a minute or two, then folded, and Ebanks won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
191,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Peters Out Next
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Jimmy Peters moved all in with the 
and was called by Vincenti Cham with the 
. The board ran out 
, and Peters was eliminated in 16th place. Cham moved to 88,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
88,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
2013 Battles at the Beach Champion Eliminated
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
From middle position, 2013 Battles at the Beach Main Event champion Stephen Bokor raised to 7,000. Action then folded to Hayden Fortini on the button, and he reraised to 18,000. Play moved back to Bokor, and he four-bet to 37,000 with 40,100 behind. Fortini moved all in, and Bokor called off his remaining stack.
Fortini: 
Bokor: 
The flop contained a third ten for Fortini when it came . The turn was the 
, and the river was the . Bokor finished second best and was eliminated in 17th place. Fortini climbed to 268,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
268,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
Busted |
Seth Makes the Right Fold, But Peters Wanted a Call
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Jimmy Peters raised all in from under the gun for 30,400 — just over 10 big blinds. Action folded all the way to Andy Seth in the big blind, and he tanked for a bit before asking Peters, "Do you want me to call?"
"What do you have, like two sixes?" asked back Peters with a shrug.
"Something like that," responded Seth.
After another few moments, Seth folded and showed 
. Peters responded by saying that he did want him to call and showed 
.
Updated Chip Counts
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
204,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
197,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
172,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
125,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
86,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
75,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
64,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
48,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
35,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Squeeze from Merda
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Joe Ebanks raised from middle position to kick off the action, and RJ Sullivan and Terry Plagenz called from the hijack seat and cutoff seat, respectively. Action the moved over to Day 1b chip leader Igor Merda in the small blind. He reraised all in for 85,800. Everyone folded, and Merda's squeeze made it through.