$2,500 Main Event Day 2 | PPC Aruba World Championship

10-07-2013 18:07 UTC-4:30

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Sindler	279,000 41,000	41,000
Joe Ebanks	234,000 -6,000	-6,000

Sterling Savill	180,000 38,000	38,000
Terry Plagenz	180,000 102,000	102,000
RJ Sullivan	174,000 90,000	90,000
Igor Merda	86,000 -89,000	-89,000
Joe Serock	60,000 5,000	5,000

Arun C.	44,000 17,000	17,000

Kofler Out

donpeters

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Eddie Kofler, winner of the PPC Tampa Downs Summer Series $500 Main Event for $33,952, has been eliminated in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Kofler	Busted

Tags: Eddie Kofler

10-07-2013 17:59 UTC-4:30

Last Level Before Dinner

donpeters

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

The players are now onto the fourth level of the day. At the completion of this level, the remaining field will be on a one-hour dinner break.

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

10-07-2013 17:57 UTC-4:30

Table	Seat	Player
1	1	Hayden Fortini
1	2	Pieter S.
1	3	Vincenti Cham
1	4	Ryan Franklin
1	5	David Tuthill
1	6	Stephen Bokor
1	7	Andy Seth
1	8	Jimmy Peters
1	9	Robin K.

2	1	RJ Sullivan
2	2	Terry Plagenz
2	3	Sterling Savill
2	4	Eddie Kofler
2	5	Igor Merda
2	6	Joe Serock
2	7	Arun C.
2	8	Stephen Sindler
2	9	Joe Ebanks

Chinni and Simon Eliminated by Franklin

donpeters

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Last year's runner-up, Jesse Chinni, and Damien Simon have both been eliminated. They fell in a three-way all-in clash with Ryan Franklin that saw the latter come out on top.

Chinni held the , Simon had the , and Franklin the . The board ran out to give Franklin a full house and send Chinni and Simon out the door.

There are now 18 players remaining, and the field will redraw to two tables. The new seating assignments will be posted shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Franklin	175,000 39,000	39,000
Damien Simon	Busted
Jesse Chinni	Busted

Tags: Damien Simon Jesse Chinni Ryan Franklin

10-07-2013 17:41 UTC-4:30

Karp Gone

donpeters

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Last year's fourth-place finisher, Steve Karp, has been eliminated. He fell at the hands of Pieter S. There are now 20 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Karp	Busted

Tags: Pieter S.Steve Karp

10-07-2013 17:36 UTC-4:30

Ebanks Takes the Lead by Busting Storno

donpeters

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Joe Ebanks raised to 5,500 from early position, then play folded over to Antonio Storno in the cutoff seat and he moved all in for 13,900. Jimmy Peters made the call of Storno's shove from the button, the blinds folded, and then Ebanks reshoved all in to put the pressure on Peters.

With roughly 64,000 in chips behind, Peters tank-folded. He later claimed to have pocket eights and said, "I knew I should have reraised." Ebanks showed the and Storno had a dominated .

The board ran out , and Storno was eliminated. With that pot, Ebanks moved to 240,000 in chips and now has the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ebanks	240,000 70,000	70,000

Jimmy Peters	64,000 -41,000	-41,000
Antonio Storno	Busted

Tags: Jimmy Peters Joe Ebanks Antonio Storno

10-07-2013 17:33 UTC-4:30

One for Ebanks

donpeters

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

On the flop, Arun C. bet 5,500, and World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Joe Ebanks made the call. The turn was the , and Arun checked. Ebanks bet 7,000, and Arun folded.

Tags: Arun C.Joe Ebanks

10-07-2013 17:19 UTC-4:30

Updated Chip Counts for the Big Stacks

donpeters

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Sindler	238,000 51,000	51,000
Hayden Fortini	206,000 1,000	1,000
Andy Seth	194,000 10,000	10,000
Igor Merda	175,000 -30,000	-30,000
Joe Ebanks	170,000 41,000	41,000

[Removed:65]	160,000 18,000	18,000