Hand-for-Hand
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The TD has just announced that we are hand-for-hand, and the volume in the room has skyrocketed.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,160,350
Entries
2,341
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Wong Chips Up
Dmitrii Valouev raised in middle position only to have Danny Wong reraise. Valouev pushed all in for about 40,000 and was snap called by Wong.
Wong: 
Valouev: 
The board ran out 
and Wong took down the pot, increasing his stack to 110,000.
JRB Takes the Lead
Jean-Robert Bellande opened to 3,000 under the gun, and Vagan Sudzhyan called. Davin Costa than raised to 11,000. Bobby four-bet to 31,000 while keeping up a steady stream of chatter, trying to goad the Costa into shoving. Instead, Sudzyhan folded and Costa just called. The flop fell 
, and Bellande bet 50,000. Costa gave it up, leaving himself 82,000 behind. Robert is now in the chip lead with 160,000.
Hellmuth Mixing It Up Almost Every Hand
Phil Hellmuth has been involved in a lot of pots since the starts of the day. In this particular hand, on a flop of 
, Hellmuth bet 4,000 and was called by Daniel Adams.
When the 
hit the turn, Hellmuth bet 9,000 and Adams called yet again. Hellmuth then checked when the hit the river, as did Adams.
"Ace high," announced Hellmuth. Adams turned over 
to take the pot. Hellmuth is down to 64,000.
Meyer Doubles Through Hellmuth
After Phil Hellmuth raised from middle position to 4,000, Shawn Meyer pushed all of his 9,300 chips into the middle from the big blind. Hellmuth snapped him off, only having to call a little bit more. Hellmuth held two fives, but was up against the two kings for Meyer.
The board ran out 
and Meyer was able to double to around 20,000. Hellmuth still has 84,000 chips in his stack.
A Few No Shows
Browsing around the tournament area, there's a few empty seats with stacks dumped out of their bags on the table. Richard Toth, Bruce Stern and Stanley Quinn are three names that have yet to arrive and are being blinded and anted off.
Babb Doubles Through Netter-Wainwright
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
Tyler N raised to 2,600 in middle position. Tye Babb shoved all in for 6,600 more and Netter-Wainwright made the call.
Netter-Wainwright: 
Babb: 
The board ran out 
and gave Babb a much-needed double up.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Tournament Director Jack Effel just told the dealers, "Shuffle up and deal," so Day 2 of Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is officially underway.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Many Notables Survive Until Day 2
Yesterday, 2,341 entrants began Event No. 8, the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event. A number of poker's most recognizable names made the tournament, but not all of them survived to Day 2.
Phil Hellmuth is still in contention for his record 12th bracelet. Also moving on to the second day of action are Danny Wong, Steve Sung, Jean-Robert Bellande, Michael Gracz, Amnon Filippi, and Matt Hawrilenko.
Day 2 will start with 270 players and we need to lose 27 to reach the money. The tournament is about to get underway.