Allen Kesller three-bet all in with ace-queen and after a short tank by the opponent who raised, he was called by king-seven. Kessler's hand failed to hold up and he was sent to the rail midway through Day 2.
Aaron Lerner raised to 4,800 in middle position and Daniel Negreanu went all in for 25,000 from the big blind. Lerner wasn't thrilled, but made the call.
Lerner:
Negreanu:
The board ran out as Lerner spiked the seven on the river to send Negreanu to the rail.
McLean Karr showed Todd Terry and Tom Marchese who was dealt the real hand. Terry started with a raise to 5,000. Marchese made it 15,200 from the small blind before Karr four-bet to 34,500. Terry asked how much Karr had behind but didn't seem interested in going further. He and Marchese both folded.
On a nearby table, Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy took out a short stack for roughly 20,000 chips when his held against the short stack's .
A surprisingly short-stacked Bill Chen got his last few thousand chips into the middle with . He was live against Sorel Mizzi's but never improved. Mizzi made two pair, aces and tens, to send Chen to the rail.
Just as Chen departed the table, Maria Ho turned up to take a previously-empty seat.
There hasn't been much upward or downward movement for Phil Ivey the last few levels. He's still planted at a table in the center of the room, still glued to the coverage of the Masters.
He did take a break long enough to play a hand. He bet a flop and was called by an out-of-position player. Both men checked the turn. When Ivey's opponent also checked the river, Ivey fired out for 15,000. His opponent called but mucked when Ivey flipped for a Broadway straight.