The 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,200 Main Event final table has been set, and over the last few hands of the evening, Aristoteles Neto surged into the chip lead with 763,000 in chips after winning two big pots against Freed Pashaj.
Sitting in second place with 519,000 was Josh Kay, who had the good fortune to crack Adam Macmillan's aces with to burst the bubble.
Then, in third with 461,000 in chips was World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joe Ebanks. The young pro not only took out Joe Serock earlier in the day, but he also had the good fortune of cracking aces, doing so with . Serock was joined at the rail by such notables as Mark Kroon, Chris Bolek, Nick Mann, Parry Shaw, and Jesse Chinni.
Joining those three at the final table will be John Ott (373,000), Ryan Franklin (325,000), and Day 1 chip leader Steve Karp (155,000).
The remaining 10 players have all locked up a minimum of $5,283 in prize money, but it's the $72,163 for first place that they'll be looking to take down when they come back on Tuesday at 1 p.m. local time here in Aruba. PokerNews will be here from start to finish to bring you all the bust outs and exciting action so make sure to tune in then.
A short-stacked Tim Shortell moved all in first to act for 45,000 and Josh Kay made the call out of the big blind. Shortell had and Kay .
The flop came giving Kay a pair of fours but he was still behind Shortell's tens. The turn was the adding a flush draw to Kay's outs. He would hit that flush on the river when it came the . Shortell shook his head knowing he was eliminated in 11th place. The tournament staff is now consolidating to one table and they will play to the end of this level (22:23 remaining).
We got to the table with a board of and Steve Karp bet enough to set a short-stacked Kai Hills all in. Hills seemed resigned to calling and did so with . Karp held . The turn was the giving Hills a few more outs but the river was the and he would be eliminated in 12th place for $5,283.
Pamela Wilson could never get anything going once they made the money and with a short stack she moved all in from the small blind after Jimmy Pashaj had limped in from the cutoff. Joe Ebanks made the call out of the big blind and Pashaj folded.
Wilson had and Ebanks . The board would run out and Wilson was unable to improve. She was eliminated in 13th place for $4,350.
We got to the table with the flop showing and Tom Rutland checking over to Steve Karp who put out a bet of 17,000. Rutland called and the turn was the . Rutland checked again and this time Karp bet 23,000. Rutland thought for just a few seconds before moving all in for just under 80,000. Karp had him slightly covered and after a few moments of deliberation made the call.
It was a good call as Rutland had for second pair with a couple of draws. Karp had and would fade Rutland's outs when the river was the . The floor staff counted down the stacks and confirmed that Rutland was eliminated. He finished in 14th place for $4,350.
A short-stacked John Auville moved all in first to act from late position for approximately 80,000 with and was called by Ryan Franklin one to his left. Franklin held and would flop an unnecessary jack to send the popular Washington D.C. sports talk radio host off to collect his 15th place winnings of $4,350.
Joe Ebanks opened and a short-stacked Joe Serock moved all in for a little more than 10 big blinds. Ebanks made the call with and was racing against Serock's . According to Ebanks, Serock stood up and said "good game" before the flop came. It was a psychic premonition as the flop came with a queen and gave Ebanks a flush draw as well. Serock was drawing to one out and it wouldn't come. All in all though Aruba has treated Serock nicely as he won this event in 2012 and took third in last year's Main Event.
Ebanks is looking to replicate the success he had last year when he was the eventual runner-up. He currently sits with one of the bigger stacks in the room with 195,000 in chips.
Welcome back for PokerNews' Day 2 live coverage of the 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event. There were a total of 138 entries and 52 players are returning today with eyes on the Main Event trophy and first place money. Steve Karp enters the day with 152,700 and the chip lead and is followed closely by Jeff Hartwick who has a stack of 148,500.
The 2012 Champion of this event and third place finisher last year, Joe Serock, comes in to play today with 76,100 in chips. Sitting at his table is last year's runner up and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joe Ebanks who enters play with a big stack of 112,600. Other notables joining in on the Day 2 action include Chris Bolek, Mark Kroon, John Ott, Nick Mann, Jesse Chinni, Josh Kay, John Auville, and Ryan Franklin.
First place will collect $72,163 and the top 15 finishers will make the money so there is some time left before we hit the money bubble. The tentative plan is to play 12 levels today but that can change depending on circumstances and is at the discretion of the PPC tournament staff.
Play will be getting underway in approximately 15 minutes at 1 p.m. local time. PokerNews will be here until the very end providing you all of the exciting poker action here in beautiful Aruba.
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to burst the bubble.
. Serock was joined at the rail by such notables as Mark Kroon, Chris Bolek, Nick Mann, Parry Shaw, and Jesse Chinni.
and Kay 
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giving Kay a pair of fours but he was still behind Shortell's tens. The turn was the 
adding a flush draw to Kay's outs. He would hit that flush on the river when it came the 
. Shortell shook his head knowing he was eliminated in 11th place. The tournament staff is now consolidating to one table and they will play to the end of this level (22:23 remaining).
. The turn was the 
and he would be eliminated in 12th place for $5,283.
and Ebanks 
. The board would run out 
and Wilson was unable to improve. She was eliminated in 13th place for $4,350.
and Tom Rutland checking over to Steve Karp who put out a bet of 17,000. Rutland called and the turn was the 
. Rutland checked again and this time Karp bet 23,000. Rutland thought for just a few seconds before moving all in for just under 80,000. Karp had him slightly covered and after a few moments of deliberation made the call.
for second pair with a couple of draws. Karp had 
. The floor staff counted down the stacks and confirmed that Rutland was eliminated. He finished in 14th place for $4,350.
and would flop an unnecessary jack to send the popular Washington D.C. sports talk radio host off to collect his 15th place winnings of $4,350.
