Tom Franklin - 21st Place
After losing a big pot to Matt Stout, Captain Tom Franklin moved all in preflop for 32,000. Stout made the call with . Franklin held . The board missed both players and Franklin hit the rail.
Shane Smith - 22nd Place
Though the details of the hand are unclear, Shane Smith was eliminated in the last hand before break. He finished in 22nd place.
Ray Lynn - 24th Place
Preflop, Ray Lynn raised to 15,000 and Matt Stout reraised to 57,000. Lynn then said, "Ok, I call. I'm all in." Since Lynn said call first, he was held to just a call.
The flop fell and Stout bet 35,000, which was enough to put Lynn all in. Lynn makes the call and shows . Stout shows .
The turn fell the and river the and Lynn hit the rail.
Since the beginning of the day, David Dao has been getting carved up like a Christmas roast. In the most recent hand, Kathy Liebert moved all in preflop for around 35,000. Dao went into the tank and finally said, "I don't care" before calling the bet.
Liebert:
Dao:
Board:
After the hand, Liebert moved up to 70,000.
Dao has dropped to around 40,000 after being the chip leader at the start of the day.
Glenn Hyde moved all in two straight hands in a row. The second time, he was called by Kai Landry.
Hyde:
Landry:
Hyde took a dominating lead on the flop of . The turn gave him a sweat when the hit, giving Landry a straight draw. The river came the to give Hyde a full house and to double him up to around 56,000 in chips.
Day 1 was a relatively jolly day here in the Events Center at Harrah's. The tables were abuzz with chatter, both poker and non-poker related. Occasionally, a full table would break out in hysterical laughter at a well-timed comment from a player or dealer.
Things are a bit different on Day 2 though. About half the field is secluded away under their headphones, sitting statue-still with eyes darting around the table. Gone are the jokes and the laughter, replaced instead by an air of seriousness and gravity.
Gavin Smith noticed. Leaning back in his chair, he peered over at Table 4. "Where's Matt Stout and why can't we hear you yet?"
"I'm starting off a little slow today, I'm sorry," came the reply from Stout, showing a slight smirk. With the talkative "Captain" Tom Franklin and Kathy Liebert at the same table, it's likely only a matter of time before the conversation once again turns jolly.