Welcome Back to Council Bluffs
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Sixty-seven runners began play at this time yesterday, and one by one, they were slowly ground out of the field as the night wore on. Just fewer than half of them earned their tickets to Day 2, and just nine of those 30 will reserve a seat at tomorrow's final table.
Jeff Banghart chipped his way up the board steadily yesterday, and he bagged up the most checks when the clock struck zero last night. Banghart is a force to be reckoned with, and he'll be the handicapping favorite today. Still, a number of notables are still in contention, including Ari Engel, Va Shon Watkins, Mark Eddleman, Wilbur Futhey, and Poker Battle Warrior Eric Stiglets.
Play picks up in a little more than a half hour -- at 12:00 noon local time -- so join us back here then for all of the Day 2 action!
and Elseman quickly stood from his chair and exited the room.
. The board was unknown, but Taylor lost the race with his pocket pair and was sent to the rail.
and ran into a player's 
. Ace high was the winning hand after all five cards were dealt across the flop and Loose was eliminated.
. The flop came down 
, giving Culjat some more straight outs to go with his two overcards.
and gave him even more outs, but the river fell a blank with the 
. Culjat wished everyone good luck and exited the Whiskey Roadhouse.
in early position, Eric Stiglets made his stand, moving all in for just about 14,000 chips. Action passed around the table to Joaquin Sosa, and he made the call, having Stiglets well-covered. One or two players down the line appeared to be considering the call as well, but everyone yielded, allowing Sosa and Stiglets to play it heads up.
, having the Poker Battle Warrior dominated and at risk of elimination.
