Level: 20
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Tunica
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Tunica
Prize Pool
$698,400
Entries
480
Level
31
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
White vs. Derden
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Just before the level-up, Samuel White raised to 15,000 preflop from middle position and received a call from Preston Derden in the small blind. When the flop came down 
, Derden bet 25,000 and White was the one to call.
The dealer burned and turned the 
, which inspired Derden to check-call a bet of 25,000 from White. When the 
peeled off on the river, Derden once again check-called White's bet, this time to the tune of 30,000. White showed 
for a rivered straight and Derden simply muck. White is up to 365,000 while Derden dropped to just 13,000.
RIP
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The following players have been eliminated from the Main Event:
Andrew Nguyen
B.J. McBrayer
Dina Rylander
William Ramey
Terry Hawkins
Mike Foster
Glen Cunningham
"Straight Flush"
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Kurt Jewell raised to 15,500 from middle position and received calls from Robert Thornhill in the small blind and Hamed Wardak in the big. When the flop came down 
, Thornhill bet 21,500, Wardak folded, and Jewell moved all in. Thornhill tanked before making the call and putting his tournament life at risk:
Thornhill: 
Jewell: 
Thornhill was in good shape with the overpair and higher flush draw. The dealer slowly burned and turned the 
, which changed nothing. That card was followed by the 
on the river, which sent Thornhill into a celebration having his a king-high flush.
"Straight flush," Jewell said in a matter-of-fact tone. Thornhill took a second look at the board and his face dropped. It was true Jewell had hit his gin card to take down the pot and increase his stack to 330,000. Thornhill was left with nothing to do but make the long walk out of the tournament area just shy of the money.
Bubble Burst
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With 56 players remaining we were expecting a long bubble as hand-for-hand play was about to begin. Lucky for everyone, we bypassed that with a double-elimination. In the hand, Phylis Blanton and Marcus Marzette were all in and covered by Brian Burney.
Blanton: 
Marzette: 
Burney: 
The board ran out clean and Burney's aces held to make Marzette and Blanton the bubble boy and girl respectively.
More Day 2 Photos
Break It Up
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Players are now on their second break of the day. During this time the tournament staff will race off the purple T500 chips.
Level: 21
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Big Hand Right Before the Break
Level 20
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Right before the break, there was a pot of over 100,000 and a board reading 
when Mark Kehrees moved all in for 96,000. His sole opponent, Jim Dowen, tanked for a bit before making the call:
Dowen: 
Kehrees: 
Kehrees had the goods and Dowen couldn't catch a queen on the river as it came down the 
. Kehrees doubled to over 300,000 while Dowen dropped to just 27,000.
Jamal Falls to Jewell
Level 21
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
With a flop of 
on the board, Kurt Jewell called the all-in bet of Yasir Jamal.
Jewell: 
Jamal: 
A on the turn and 
on the river changed nothing and Jamal was eliminated from the Main Event. Meanwhile, Jewell is up to over 400,000.