$1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event
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$1,300 Texas State $1M GTD Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 of the Texas State Main Event Kicks Off at 1 p.m. with 218 Hopefuls
The much anticipated Day 2 of the Texas State Main Event finally gets underway today at 1 p.m. local time.
After five opening days of action that saw 1,818 entries more than doubled the $1 million guarantee, Day 2 arrives with 218 players left standing all looking to make a deep run and go for the ultimate first place prize of $355,420.
Action will resume today which 7:10 remaining at Level 16, (4,000/8,000/8,000). Level 17 and 18 will be 40 minutes in length but each level beyond that will elongate to 60 minutes.
All players are in the money now and play will still be quite deep as a total of 10 players have returned with stacks over 1 million, 18 players will have over 100 big blinds and the average stack is 52 big blinds to start the day.
Leading the pack is Christopher Doan with 1,726,000 in chips. James Crowshaw is second with 1,571,000 and Joon Park is third with 1,428,000.
The Ten Chip Counts Over 1 Million
| Player | Chip Count |
| Christopher Doan | 1,726,000 |
| James Crowshaw | 1,571,000 |
| Joon Park | 1,428,000 |
| Salim Admon | 1,416,000 |
| Joseph Hebert | 1,339,000 |
| Josh Burkhalter | 1,305,000 |
| Dmitri Nobles | 1,153,000 |
| Deborah Hinton | 1,145,000 |
| Trace Henderson | 1,141,000 |
| Drake Roetker | 1,136,000 |
The returning field is littered with well known players who come back today such as; Joseph Hebert with a huge 1,339,000 stack. Dmitri Nobles with 1,153,000, Darren Elias with 916,00, Matt Berkey with 636,000.
Two WSOP Main Event Champions will return today as well, Greg Raymer brings back 437,000 and Chris Moneymaker has a short stack with 130,000.
PokerNews will be with you the entire way as play goes all day today.The plan is to play down to a final table, so keep it tuned here for all of the exciting developments.
Shuffle Up and Deal
Day 2 is underway as the floor announces shuffle up and deal
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Admon Adds More Early
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
One of the start of day big stacks Salim Admon has already chipped up significantly from the start of the day as he was seen in a pot with the board reading 
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Kelechi Amadi moved all in and was instantly called by Admon.
Amadi had the 
but was crushed by the 
of Admon.
The river came the 
and Amadi added more chips from his fallen opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,950,000 | 534,000 |
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Cutler Eliminates Opponent
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Derrick Cutler called the all in of his opponent with the board reading 
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Cutler had the 
against the 
for the better kicker.
The river was a 
and Cutler added more chips to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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875,000 | 396,000 |
McEvoy Calls Vo
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river with the board rading 
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Viet Vo bet 29,000 into a pot of around the same amount. Aaron McEvoy thought for a second and called.
Vo tabled the 
which was no good as McEvoy showed the winner with the 
and collected a pot to chip up from his earlier short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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550,000 | -101,000 |
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290,000 | 134,000 |
Ingles Makes Call
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action was on the turn with the board reading 
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Jared Ingles bet 29,000 and was called by Kelly Rising.
The river came the 
. Rising led out with a bet of 65,000 and Ingles made a quick call.
Rising had nothing as he tabled and Ingles showed the winner with the 
to take in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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725,000 | -119,000 |
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720,000 | 348,000 |
First Level Elimations
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Here are the players who have hit the rail in the first level of the day.
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Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000