Regional Championship
Day 2 Completed
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Regional Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$950,600
Entries
98
Level
26
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
4,000
Day 2 Complete with Tran Leading the Way
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 2 has come to a close and just 18 players remain. Leading the way is Kwinsee Tran with 269,100 in chips. He's got plenty of firepower behind him including Dwyte Pilgrim (236,500), Ali Eslami (227,500) and Tim West (216,900).
Even despite being down to just two tables in the field, the players have yet to reach to the money. The final 12 players will be paid a minimum of $19,653, but they'll all be gunning for the top prize of $282,242. Other than those aforementioned players, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Terry, Kyle Bowker and Steve Brecher are all still in contention and we'll see them back on the felt tomorrow. The tournament short stack will be Jesse Martin with 18,500 in chips and he'll be looking to run it up tomorrow. Joining him as the only other player below 100,000 in chips is Alejandro Garcia.
Here's a look at the table and seat draw for Day 3, complete with chip counts.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Kyle Bowker | 168,100 |
| 14 | 2 | Scott Montgomery | 103,100 |
| 14 | 3 | Steve Brecher | 157,900 |
| 14 | 4 | Dana Kellstrom | 164,600 |
| 14 | 5 | Joe Parker | 200,000 |
| 14 | 6 | Dwyte Pilgrim | 236,500 |
| 14 | 7 | D.J. Blanchard | 140,700 |
| 14 | 8 | David Peters | 200,500 |
| 14 | 9 | Jesse Martin | 18,500 |
| 15 | 1 | Ali Eslami | 227,500 |
| 15 | 2 | Tim West | 216,900 |
| 15 | 3 | Miller Dao | 186,600 |
| 15 | 4 | Romik Vartzar | 139,000 |
| 15 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | 173,800 |
| 15 | 6 | Kwinsee Tran | 269,100 |
| 15 | 7 | Dylan Wilkerson | 166,000 |
| 15 | 8 | Todd Terry | 108,600 |
| 15 | 9 | Alejandro Garcia | 59,000 |
Play will resume tomorrow at 12:00 noon local time at Harrah's Rincon. The plan is to play down to the final table of nine is set, so we'll have two bubbles to burst. First, the money bubble and second, the final table bubble. Be sure to return right here as PokerNews will have all the live updates for you straight from the floor! We'll see you then.
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
269,100 | -5,900 |
|
236,500 | -3,500 |
|
227,500 | -22,500 |
|
216,900 | 16,900 |
|
200,500 | 20,500 |
|
|
200,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
186,600 | 76,600 |
|
173,800 | 33,800 |
|
168,100 | -31,900 |
|
166,000 | 1,000 |
|
164,600 | 14,600 |
|
157,900 | 37,900 |
|
|
140,700 | 50,700 |
|
139,000 | -61,000 |
|
108,600 | -16,400 |
|
103,100 | -21,900 |
|
59,000 | 9,000 |
|
18,500 | 3,700 |
Isra Exits to Close the Day
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Roland Isra opened with a raise, Miller Dao three-bet, and Isra four-bet shoved. Dao held 
, and he spent a minute making sure before calling with the covering stack. Isra could only show 
, five cards away from the door.
The board ran out 
, and Isra was unable to catch up. He's out in 19th place, and the chip bags are out on the tables.
Martin Crippled
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Action folded to Dylan Wilkerson in the small blind and he raised to 6,200. Jesse Martin was in the big blind and reraised with a tall stack of chips. Wilkerson moved all in after a couple minutes of thought for 79,200 and Martin called.
Martin:
Wilkerson: 
The board ran out 
and Wilkerson doubled up. Martin was left with just 14,800 in chips and is now severely short.
Dao Sends Brooks Home
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Miller Dao just sent recent World Poker Tour champion Gregory Brooks to the rail in 20th place to have us one player away from ending the night. Dao held pocket queens and Brooks 
. Brooks failed to get there and was eliminated from the tournament. Dao climbed to 110,000 in chips.
Levy Broken
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Steve Brecher opened from the button, and Adam "Roothlus" Levy three-bet shoved with 
. Both men had just over 50,000 chips left, and Brecher made the call with 
and a chance at the knockout.
An ace and a ten flopped, which actually gave Levy four outs to the win. He drew blanks including another ace on the river, and he has been sent to the exit here as the day winds down.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Break it Down
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We're on another 15-minute break; back shortly.
Werman Goes Under
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Louis Werman got his last 26,000 into the pot dominated as his no-choice 
ran into Daniel Negreanu's 
.
The on the flop was bad news, and the 
board means we're down to 21 players.