In recent hand, action folded to Garrett Utt on the button. He was short-stacked and moved all in, taking down the blinds and antes. Utt has been drawing questions from his fellow players regarding the hoodie he has been wearing for the past two days. The hoodie in question is black with the words "Who is John Galt?" written on the front.
Although Utt has been unable to answer that question to anyone's satisfaction, some quick internet research reveals the answer. According to Wikipedia:
"John Galt is a fictional character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged (1957). Although he is absent from much of the text, he is the subject of the novel's often repeated question 'Who is John Galt?' and of the quest to discover the answer. As the plot unfolds, Galt is acknowledged to be a creator and inventor who symbolizes the power of the individual capitalist . . . The book's opening line 'Who is John Galt?' becomes an expression of helplessness and despair at the current state of the novel's fictionalized world."
From the cutoff seat, Ari Engel raised to 9,000. Mike Foster was in the big blind and made the call. The flop came down and Foster checked. Engel checked behind to see the pair the board on fourth street.
Foster took his time before betting out 18,000. Engel made the call after taking a minute to himself.
The river card was the and Foster fired 36,000. Engel tanked for a bit and then announced a call. Foster tabled the for trip sevens and Engel mucked his hand, dropping to 73,000 in chips. Foster, who began the day with 171,900, is now up over 200,000 in chips.
Jonathan Able moved all in from the hijack position for his last 79,700. Charles more was on the button and made the call. After both blinds folded, they turned up their hands:
Able:
Moore:
The board ran out and Able was eliminated from the tournament. Meanwhile, Moore increased his stack to around 235,000.
Kris Bradshaw entered Day 2 as one of the smallest stacks with just 22,800. With such a short stack, his hopes of making it to the money seemed dim. Fortunately for him, luck seems to be in his favor as he now sits with over 250,000!
In a recent hand, Bradshaw called an opponent's all in and was ahead with pocket queens against pocket jacks. The board was no help to his opponent and Bradshaw took down the pot and came one step closer to making the money.
A player in middle position raised to 12,500 and Kenny "Bad Hat" Piel made the call from the hijack. Both players proceeded to check the flop. The middle position player then checked the on the turn and Piel bet 60,000.
The middle position player showed and mucked in frustration. Piel collected the pot and increased his stack to around 200,000.
One of the players still alive as the tournament approaches the bubble is Keith Crowder. A long time grinder and regular around the tournament circuit, Crowder hails from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and is 36 years old. When it comes to his record on the felt, Crowder is no slouch.
The first cash we can find on record for Crowder was back in June of 2007 when he took 11th in a $500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Borgata Summer Open in Atlantic City. From there, the results just began to pile up over the years into nearly $400,000 in career tournament earnings.
Crowder didn't break into the five-figure club until he hit a score worth over $15,000 in March of 2009. The event was a $440 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Foxwoods Poker Classic and Crowder took fifth place. Later that year, he saw his largest-ever payday roll in with another fifth-place finish. The event was the World Poker Tour's $3,300 No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event at the Borgata Poker Open. Crowder found his way at the final table, but saw his run end in fifth place. Still, his effort was good for over $188,000 and helped him to put a big stamp on his best year on the felt.
In 2010, Crowder came ever so close to his first World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring when he took second to Paul Vogel in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at Caesars Atlantic City. That win was good for over $32,000 in his pocket and would turn out to be the third largest of the year for him so far. Crowder was able to bank $37,079 after winning a Borgata Spring Poker Open event in April and then placed fourth in the $1,000 Borgata Double Play Poker Tournament in August for $33,588.
Crowder is still alive and well here in this WSOP Circuit Main Event and will be looking to make a big splash. He's had a lot of success grinding his way through tournaments throughout the years, but not too many people know his face just yet. A win here would surely put him out there in the public's eye and help him take home that major title he's been on the lookout for.
A player in the hijack position raised to 13,000 only to have Austin McCormick reraise to 28,500 from the button. Action folded back to the hijack who thought long and hard before laying the hand down. McCormick has a few of the new red 25,000 chips in front of him and is estimated to have right around 250,000.
and Foster checked. Engel checked behind to see the 
pair the board on fourth street.
and Foster fired 36,000. Engel tanked for a bit and then announced a call. Foster tabled the 
for trip sevens and Engel mucked his hand, dropping to 73,000 in chips. Foster, who began the day with 171,900, is now up over 200,000 in chips.
and Able was eliminated from the tournament. Meanwhile, Moore increased his stack to around 235,000.
on the turn and Piel bet 60,000.
and mucked in frustration. Piel collected the pot and increased his stack to around 200,000.