Samantha Cohen was all in with pocket kings against the pocket queens for Toby Lewis. Cohen was at risk for approximately 30,000 and her kings held to give her the double up. Lewis shipped over the chips and was left with 21,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
26,400
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26,400 |
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21,000
-36,100
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-36,100 |
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Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
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When Steve Zolotow got his 18,000-chip stack all-in preflop holding 
against an opponent's 
, it was bleak times indeed. He would need an ace or plenty of diamonds, or plenty of paint to stay alive.
Flop: 
Things only got worse for Zolotow on the flop as his opponent hit a set. When the 
hit the turn, Zolotow was drawing dead. However, that wouldn't stop the poker gods from whipping out another king, with the 
completing the board on the river.
And with that, Zolotow would be heading home.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Action began with Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, who opened to 1,800 from early position. He found one caller from the player on the button and the blinds folded.
The flop brought 
and Matusow c-bet for another 1,800. His opponent quickly called.
The turn fell the 
and Matusow cut out two stacks of chips and double fist-pump bet 4,300. His opponent announced he was all in, which had Matusow's remaining stack of 19,000 covered. Matusow tanked hard - checking and re-checking his cards while counting down his remaining stack. He eventually shrugged and slid his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000
-2,500
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-2,500 |
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PokerNews hostess Kristy Arnett made Day 2 of this event with 22,000 in chips and we caught the first orbit at her table, which consists of 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jerry Yang, WSOP bracelet winner Brian Lemke and fellow bracelet winner Mike "Little Man" Sica.
On the first hand, Arnett was under the gun and raised to 1,800. Everyone folded and she won the pot.
On the second hand, Kenneth O'Donnell raised to 1,800 from middle position and action folded to Arnett in the big blind. She also folded and O'Donnell won the pot. O'Donnell then raised the next hand to 1,800 and won that one as well.
For the fourth hand, Robert Salaburu opened to 2,000 from the cutoff seat and Arnett folded her button. Sica made the call from the small blind and then checked in the dark before the dealer ran out the 
flop. Salaburu bet 2,200 and Sica quickly folded.
On the next hand, action folded to Justin Shelton and he moved all in for 13,200. Lemke called from the next seat and then action folded to Sica on the button. He reraised all in for a little over 15,000. When action got back to Lemke, he called the extra little bit and the hands were tabled.
Sica: 
Lemke: 
Shelton: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Shelton tripled up. Sica was left with 2,200 in chips and Lemke with about 24,000.
Following that hand, Salaburu raised to 1,700 from middle position and Sica reraised all in for 2,100 from the cutoff seat. O'Donnell reshoved from the big blind to put Salaburu at risk and Salaburu snapped.
Salaburu: 
Sica: 
O'Donnell: 
The board ran out 
and Salaburu doubled up. Sica was eliminated in the hand and O'Donnell was left with approximately 18,000 in chips.
After being eliminated, Sica stood up from the table, patted our reporter on the back and said, "Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you."
On the next hand, Lemke raised from early position to 1,800. He was called by Salaburu in the next seat and William Maguire in the cutoff seat. The flop produced the 
and Lemke fired 2,100. William Maguire folded and Maguire called.
The turn was the and Lemke kept his foot on the gas. He bet 2,500 and Maguire quickly gave it up.
On the next hand, Filippos Stavrakis opened to 1,800 and everyone folded. After that, O'Donnell opened to 1,800 and Lemke moved all in from the big blind. O'Donnell folded and it was time for the last hand of the orbit.
Picking up right where she left off an orbit prior, Arnett raised from under the gun to 1,800. Action folded all the way to Salaburu in the big blind. He folded and showed the .
The World Series of Poker has introduced some new furniture in the Amazon Room of the Rio today. The entire room now has a new set of chairs. The chairs look a bit more fancy and are definitely in better shape than the old ones. The chairs also aren't leather, but a fabric material and that should help them breathe a little better.
When some of the PokerNews employees took the chairs for a test run, they seem a bit stiff at first, but that's going to be so as they're brand new and will need to be broken in a little. They also feel lighter than the old chairs, which may cause a problem lighter means they are less sturdy and the legs start to give a bit. On a fair amount of the older chairs in the Rio, legs are bent due to the constant use they've received over the years.
We'll see if the players have anything to say about the chairs, especially in comparison to the old ones.
The new chairs in the Amazon Room
Just a short while ago we told readers about a scary table that featured several of the best players going around. Chris Bjorin was one of those players. Well, the table is a little less tough for the rest of the players now as Bjorin has recently been seen making his way out of the tournament area. Bjorin, who finished 2nd in the $1,500 Stud Hi/Low event early last week, will surely be seen in another event at this WSOP very soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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When we arrived at Brian Rast's table there were already three cards spread across the felt and Rast was involved in a hand against two opponents.
Flop:
The player first to act threw out a bet of 2,200 and both players called as a handy little pot was brewing. The 
hit the turn and the action was checked to Rast who bet 3,800. This time only the next player to act would call as the other play sent thier cards into the muck.
When the dealer peeled off a on the river, both players decided to check. Rast's opponent turned over , good enough to see Rast's cards fly into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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David Miscikowski fell just a few chips short of being the chip leader on the first Day 1 flight and now it is safe to say that he is the chip leader early on Day 2. We aren't too sure how he got hold of the chips, but he is currently sitting behind just shy of 140,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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135,000
29,900
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29,900 |
We couldn't help but stare at Table 433 as it is quite possibly the most petrifying table in the room. Here is how it stacks up:
Seat 1: Chris Bjorin
Seat 5: Brian Rast
Seat 6: Jason Mercier
Seat 9: Jonathan Duhamel
There is a hell of a lot of experience in those four players, from young to old and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out on Table 433.