The action checked to Bryant Miller on the button, with the board showing 
. Miller bet 15,000, and got calls from Teng Vang under the gun and Joseph Spanne on the cutoff.
Vang and Spanne both checked again, and Miller continued for 40,000, getting both opponents to fold.
On one of the first hands of the day, Greg Wagner check-raised all in against Noel Rodriguez' 15,000 bet on a 
flop, and Rodriguez made the call.
Greg Wagner: 
Noel Rodriguez: 
The turn and river 
and 
brought no help to Wagner, who goes out in 60th place for the min cash of $2,480.
Tournament Director Matt Savage has just announced that's it's time to shuffle up and deal! Day 2 of the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship Main Event is underway.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Hometown | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mousa Helo | n/a | 126,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Srini Godavarthy | Mtn. House, CA | 952,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Amir Lehavot | SF, CA | 281,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Al Sanchez | Penryn, CA | 284,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Chee Cheong | Milpitas, CA | 140,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Toko Luu | San Jose, CA | 475,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Charles Maddalena | Chowchilla, CA | 317,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Kameron Petsche | n/a | 105,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Shahin Shojaeyan | Newark, CA | 367,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jackson Chasengnou | Sacramento, CA | 280,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Awwad | Ann Arbor, MI | 110,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Hong Zhang | Moraga, CA | 80,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Sasha Sabbaghian | n/a | 212,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Josh Prager | Yuba City, CA | 468,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Loren Cloninger | Salinas, CA | 147,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Alan Mastic | Reno, NV | 126,000 |
| 2 | 8 | William Givens | Denver, CO | 458,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Jordan Henegar | Chico, CA | 299,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Teng Vang | Sacramento, CA | 529,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Paul PB Brown | Auburn, CA | 197,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Jeffrey Griffiths | Alameda, CA | 609,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Sarath Ravipati | lafayette, CA | 141,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Joseph Spanne | Sanville, CA | 372,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Bryant Miller | W. Unity, OH | 186,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Terry Wheeler | Granite Bay, CA | 214,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Seymond Pon | Oakland, CA | 389,000 |
| 3 | 9 | Charles Mendoza | Sacramento, CA | 202,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Nick Goulart | Travis AFB, CA | 136,000 |
| 4 | 2 | Zeev Malkin | San Jose, CA | 145,000 |
| 4 | 3 | OPEN | ||
| 4 | 4 | Anthony An | Beaverton, OR | 464,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Abdulaziz Alaquil | Menol Pk., CA | 239,000 |
| 4 | 6 | David Mallet | Pt. Roberts, WA | 85,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Martin Verdeggal | Hanford, CA | 741,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Lee Guan | SF, CA | 158,000 |
| 4 | 9 | Wood Bailey | Rocklin, CA | 391,000 |
| 5 | 1 | Bobby Phan | Elk Grove, CA | 554,000 |
| 5 | 2 | Jon Cohen | n/a | 557,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Mike Zimmer | SF, CA | 246,000 |
| 5 | 4 | Eric Matulis | Modesto, CA | 107,000 |
| 5 | 5 | Jon Des Pois | Auburn, CA | 345,000 |
| 5 | 6 | Alfie Poetra | San Jose, CA | 615,000 |
| 5 | 7 | Travis Fujisaka | Walnut Crk, CA | 449,000 |
| 5 | 8 | Richard Fifiled | Yuba City, CA | 206,000 |
| 5 | 9 | OPEN | ||
| 6 | 1 | Brian Mintz | Penngrove, CA | 548,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Beast Valdez | Vacaville, CA | 89,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Greg Wagner | Redding, CA | 79,000 |
| 6 | 4 | Damlieng Xayasounthone | Modesto, CA | 354,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Robert Angeleri | Kelseyville, CA | 318,000 |
| 6 | 6 | Sam Cosby | Portland, OR | 116,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Allan Fernando | Elk Grove, CA | 506,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Sok Chean | Sacramento, CA | 107,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Noel Rodriguez | Ukiah, CA | 733,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Gabriel Josset | Davis, CA | 363,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Jason Scott | Portsmouth, NH | 354,000 |
| 7 | 3 | OPEN | ||
| 7 | 4 | Marty Gorenc | Reno, NV | 280,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Jed Hoffman | Reno, NV | 202,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Imad Lahham | Redwood City, CA | 260,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Thu Tran | Stockton, CA | 550,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Paul Lentz, Jr. | SF, CA | 160,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Dinh Le | Suisun City, CA | 248,000 |
The $1,650 Ante Up World Championship reaches its climax today, as the 60 players who made it through the Day 1 flights return to the Thunder Valley Poker Room for Day 2. A winner will be crowned at the end of play today, and that player will go home with the championship and first-place prize of $135,798.
Play resumes at Noon today, with 38 minutes and 20 seconds remaining in Level 15 and the blinds at 3000/6000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.
Day 1b chip leader Srini Godavarthy (952,000) comes into Day 2 with the overall chip lead. Closely following are Martin Verdegaal (741,000), Noel Rodriguez (733,000), Alfie Poetra (615,000), Day 1a chip leader Jeff Griffiths (609,000) and Jon Cohen (557,000).
Imad Allahham (260,000), last year's champion in this event, is also still in the hunt for back-to-back championships.
With 469 total entries, the Ante Up World Championship far exceeded the advertised $500,000 guarantee, with an overall prize pool of $685,678.
Today's field will play 40-minute levels, with a 10-minute break after every three levels and a 70-minute dinner break after the ninth level of the night.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team to see who comes away with the championship.
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