Day 2 Concludes
When we began play on Day 2 of the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) way back some 13 hours ago, 72 players from our original starting field of 101 returned to chips.
Nearly half of those 72 players had already realized their goal of earning a WSOP bracelet before, while the others returned seeking their first.
Over the course of the day, most of those 72 would hit the rail, including such greats as Tom Schneider, Greg Mueller, Freddy Deeb, Huck Seed, Mike Matusow, Chris Ferguson, Eli Elezra, Doyle Brunson, Tom Dwan, Jeffrey Lisandro, Billy Baxter, and Barry Greenstein.
The money bubble finally burst right at the end of Level 16, with Par Hilderbrand of Sweden being the unfortunate bubble boy. The next three to go -- Peter Gould (14th), Chad Brown (13th), and Yan Chen (12th) -- all had $19,273 paydays, while Vincent Musso (11th) earned $22,387.
But the big money awaits the 10 who will be returning tomorrow to compete for one of the most coveted bracelets among the preliminary events. A first prize of $294,314 awaits the winner of this one, as well as the right to say one has beaten a field comprise of poker's elite. David Baker will return as the chip leader, followed by George Danzer and Eric Cloutier. But the leaders will have some tough competition tomorrow, including Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, and Andy Bloch.
Come back tomorrow to follow our coverage down to the final table and to the finish!