2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo
€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event
Day: 2
Dropping Like Flies
Tom McEvoy was responsible for one recent elimination. His out-raced an opponent's pocket sevens, hitting his queen twice on a board of . That elimination broke McEvoy's table, but not before pushing his chip count to 40,000.
One player thought he was eliminated but turned out to have his opponent barely covered after losing an all-in confrontation. Massimo Reynaud had to be called back to the table -- "Hey, you've got chips still!" one player said -- after he had his opponent out-chipped by 1,600 chips. He was already on the rail, gesticulating and speaking rapid-fire Italian to a railbird friend who could only shake his head. Clearly a bad-beat story.
Jason Mercier Eliminated
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Onwards and Upwards
Of course, that overnight chip lead doesn't mean much at this stage of the tournament. With 469 players left in thefield, we're still more than a day away from the money and several days away from the final table, where the big payouts await the players skilled enough and lucky enough to make it that far.
The action is scheduled to kick off in about forty minutes, at 2pm local time. The last two days, players were only allowed into the tournament room at 2pm. If the same holds true today, we'll likely wind up underway closer to 2:30pm.
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