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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,170,000 | -130,000 |
|
|
565,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
452,000 | 252,000 |
|
421,000 | 211,000 |
|
|
403,000 | 88,000 |
|
|
375,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
374,000 | 104,000 |
|
153,000 | 43,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000 | 230,000 |
|
|
420,000 | -220,000 |
|
|
285,000 | 155,000 |
|
|
216,000 | 133,000 |
|
180,000 | -90,000 |
|
155,000 | -10,000 |
Players are now on their last 20 minute break of the night.
Danny Wong and David Aue saw a flop of 
and both checked. When the 
hit the turn, Wong bet 40,000 and Aue raised to 160,000. Wong went all in for a total of 190,000 and Aue made the call.
Wong held the 
but was drawing thin to Aue's 
. The river was the 
and Wong made his exit late on Day 2. Aue is up to 560,000 chips.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 28,000 and Michael Stroh shoved over the top for 42,000 more. Hellmuth made the call and they turned over their cards:
Hellmuth: 
Stroh: 
The 
flop was safe for Stroh but the 
on the turn left him drawing to an ace. The river was the 
and Stroh was eliminated.
Scott Vener had gone from big stack this afternoon to very short. When Keith Lehr raised under the gun to 36,000, Vener moved all in for just 10,000 more. Lehr called with 
, and with , Vener would need to hit something. The 
flop wasn't ideal, but it had more potential after the 
turn. The 
on the river was just what Vener ordered, and he doubled up to 105,000 with a king-high straight.
The feature table is on a raised platform, which is covered by a plastic tarp with some advertising on it. It is ripped and bunched up in a few places, and the players, dealers, and floor men keep tripping over it every time they walk by. Several have commented on how dangerous it is in the last few hours.
Scott Vener got out of his seat to chat with Chino Rheem on the rail and like so many others, tripped over the tarp and went flying. He caught himself before hitting the ground and wasn't hurt. "I almost got first place money right there," Vener said, laughing. The floor didn't look like they thought it was so funny.
Kevin Howe pushed all in for 87,000 and was called by Phil Hellmuth.
Howe turned over 
and was far ahead of Hellmuth's .
"I thought he was weak," Hellmuth said.
The flop came 
and Hellmuth was way behind. The on the turn created some excellent possibilities and when the 
hit the river Hellmuth immediately exclaimed, "Chop! Good play Phil!"
Kevin Howe shoved for 117,000 under the gun and Frank Weigel called with his shorter stack of 90,000. Everyone else folded and they turned over their cards:
Howe:
Weigel: 
The flop gave Weigel extra outs when it came , but it was the 
on the turn that put him in the lead. In order for Howe to knock out Weigel, he was going to need an ace on the river.
When the river hit, it was the 
giving Weigel the 195,000 pot and dropping Howe to 29,000.
Scott Vener was under the gun and moved all in for 15,000. Phil Hellmuth raised to 35,000 on the button and Keith Lehr reraised to 114,000 from the small blind.
"Give it up if you wanna get number twelve," Lehr said, "You'll have to draw out."
After thinking for a moment, Hellmuth folded and Lehr turned over 
. Vener flipped over 
.
The flop came 
and Hellmuth exclaimed that he would have made a set of threes. The turn was the 
and Vener needed help on the river. Lucky for him, the showed up giving him the best hand. He now has a stack of 55,000.
