Players took a very small break to relocate after redrawing to the final three tables. The clock has resumed and we have just 47 minutes until play will end for the day.
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Andy Lichtenberger raised to 16,000 on the button, Scott Montgomery moved all-in from the small blind and Lichtenberger folded.
Eugene Katchalov moved all-in and nobody took up his offer.
Simon Charette got two streets of value from Foster Hays betting on a 
board. Charette moved up to 405,000 and Hays dropped to 500,000.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised on the button, Andy Lichtenberger three bet to 39,000 from the big blind and ElkY forced him down with a 77,000 four bet.
Thiago Nishijima raised to 18,000 in first position and Craig Bergeron closed him out of the action with a 56,000 three-bet from the button.
Ryan Fair got it all-in with the short-stack Scott Montgomery. Montgomery was ahead with 
versus the 
of Fair and it stayed that way. Montgomery moved up to 300,000 and Fair was reduced to 180,000.
Taylor Paur gained some chips from Foster Hays. Hays raised from under the gun and Paur called in the hijack. The board ran out 
and Paur won 45,000 chips after calling a c-bet on the flop; his river bet of 60,000 was not taken up by Hays.
Eugene Katchalov moved all-in and everyone folded and then Alexander Nudin moved all-in from the small blind and Katchalov folded.
Last but not least our chip leader Artem Metalidi won a juicy pot from Toan Trinh. We joined the action on a flop of 
in a three-bet pot. Metalidi check-calling a 20,000 Trinh flop bet. The turn was the and both players checked before the 
popped up on the river. Metalidi bet 38,000, Trinh called and Metalidi won the pot with for two pair. The disappointed Trinh showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
450,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
|
405,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
300,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
|
||
|
260,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
180,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
Scott Montgomery has just doubled up Toan Trinh. He raised to 17,000 and Trinh moved all-in from the small blind for 121,000. Montgomery called holding 
and Trinh turned over . The board ran out 
and Trinh won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | |
|
|
250,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
Aaaand just like that – another action-packed day of six-handed No Limit Hold’em is in the books. Out of the original 141 who began Day 2 in hopes of landing a World Series of Poker gold bracelet – only 18 will return for a third and final Day 3. Artem Metalidi will come into tomorrow as chip leader with a monstrous 1,523,000 stack. Behind him is the only other player to break a milly during Day 2, Luis Rodriguez, who bagged up 1,005,000.
As is always true in poker, where there are winners, there must be losers. Among those who didn’t survive into Day 3 include Jason Mercier, David Benyamine, Dan O’Brien, Galen Hall, Liv Boeree, Will Failla, Brad Booth and Gavin Smith. William Reynolds also fell by the wayside, but in notably brutal fashion as he was outdone by one of No Limit Hold’em’s prominent cooler situations.
As noted, our remaining players will be chasing after Artem Metalidi, who found himself with a massive chip late into Day 2 after winning a couple of key pots. There is still plenty of notable talent still in contention, however, including bracelet winner and 2008 November Niner Scott Montgomery, World Poker Tour champion and bracelet-winner Eugene Katchalov, online tournament phenom Andrew Lichtenberger and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier – whose live tournament earnings exceed $8,400,000.
Here are the final chip counts going into tomorrow:
| Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Artem Metalidi | 1,523,000 |
| Luis Rodriguez Cruz | 1,005,000 |
| Foster Hays | 679,000 |
| Joseph Urgo | 572,000 |
| Damien Lhommeau | 511,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 487,000 |
| Freddy Deeb | 425,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 424,000 |
| Simon Charette | 405,000 |
| Eddie Blumenthal | 395,000 |
| Craig Bergeron | 375,000 |
| Scott Montgomery | 288,000 |
| Thiago Nishijima | 272,000 |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 246,000 |
| Alexander Nudin | 245,000 |
| Toan Trinh | 224,000 |
| Ryan Fair | 199,000 |
| Eugene Katchalov | 84,000 |
Join us here tomorrow at 1:00 PM local time as our final 18 combatants return to battle down to an eventual champion. Until then, we wish you a good night!
Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day 2 Completed
