Yesterday, Day 1 brought us a field of 351 players contending for the title. Just 93 of them are back in action here on Day 2, drawing ever closer to their goal. When the final numbers were tallied last night, Jorge Gonzalez emerged as the overnight chip leader with a stack of 129,975 chips. A number of competitors are hot on his heels though, including Carter Gill, Alex Brenes, and PokerStars Pro Greg Raymer. By the end of the day today, we'll have played down to our final table of nine.
We are less than a half hour away from kicking off the second day of action, so sit tight. We'll be back with the start of play shortly!
, and Rousso moves back up close to 25,000 in the early going.
. Gonzalez checked, and Kroon bet out 10,000. On a check-raise, Gonzalez came over the top for 45,000, and Kroon quickly moved all in. The cards were turned over:
and
respectively, and Kroon tallied his second double up in the first half hour.
, and all three players checked.
. The small blind checked, and Rodriguez led out with a bet of 3,000. Rousso fingered her yellow chips before putting in a small raise to 7,000. Rodriguez counted out his chips before calling, and it was heads up to fifth.
. Immediately, Rodriguez moved all in for 24,500, just barely covered by his opponent. Rousso went deep into the tank.
.
and raked in an uncontested pot.