We arrived at the table and found Maria Ho one of five players to see an 
flop.
She was first to act and bet 2,400, receiving calls from two opponents. Ho fired 5,200 when the 
turn fell, chasing away one of her remaining opponents. Finally she took it down with a bet of 11,700 following the 
river and with that, Ho is closing in on a six-figure stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
TJ Cloutier has recently been eliminated from the tournament. We heard Cloutier talking about how his pair had lost a race against another player's 
and after that he was left crippled. He busted shortly thereafter. We expect to see Cloutier fire a third bullet in this event tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
We caught up to see a short stacked player all in and at risk holding 
. The player was called by Austin Held's 
.
Held fell behind when both players flopped a pair on the 
flop, but found a miracle when he picked up a third queen in the form of the 
on the turn. The 
completed the board and Held was pushed the pot while his opponent took his walk out of the doors.
Held is now sporting a stack of about 122,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Among the recent eliminations are Austin Scott and Brett Richey, who happaned to finish in first and second place in Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha at the World Series of Poker.
We expect both to be back in action on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Larry Wright opened with a raise to 2,100 and was called by the player in the hijack. The small blind three-bet all in for 10,400 and Wright flat called. The hijack called as well, prompting the dealer to tap the table and produce a flop.
The three players saw 
fall and Wright took charge by betting out 7,000. After tanking, his opponent in the hijack got out of the way and Wright triumphantly showed 
which was way ahead of the all in player's 
.
Wright opponent picked up flush outs when the turned, but ultimately was eliminated when the 
completed the board on the river. From that win, Wright is now sitting on a stack of about 62,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
Justin Gardenhire is the biggest stack in the room currently with about 120,000.
As for the bustouts, here are a few that busted a bit before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
85,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
71,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
68,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
||
|
56,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
56,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
50,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
46,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
37,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
29,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
26,000
500
|
500 |
|
26,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
22,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
|
18,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
14,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
