In the last hand before the break, a player in early position limped and inspired Ron Rose to do the same from the small blind. The big blind checked his option and three players took a flop of . Rose was first to act and immediately moved all in for around 7,000. The big blind quickly folded while the EP player gave it some thought before folding face up. Rose then showed .
Even with that win, Rose is still extremely short with just 13,000.
Both Larry James and Jim Naifeh were recently eliminated in the same hand when the former's and the latter's failed to crack the pocket aces of a third player.
We're not sure of the details, but La Sengphet has been eliminated from the Main Event. Sengphet had played the second starting flight last night and busted, prompting her to take advantage of the late registration and re-enter before the start of Day 2, an option available to those who played only Day 1b.
In other news, Al Theriac has also been eliminated from the tournament.
We found Jacob Bazeley and Johnny Sanders heads at the flop with the board showing . Sanders moved all in from the small blind and Bazeley thought for a minute on the button. After a deep breath Bazeley said, "I gotta draw," and called.
Bazeley:
Sanders:
The board completed and Bazeley eliminated Sanders and crossed the six-figure mark.
Since the start of Day 2, the eliminations have been fast and furious. Tournament staff are constantly collecting seat cards and relocating players, and we're doing our best to keep up. From what we can tell, the following players were recently eliminated from the Main Event: