David Williams was all in preflop and at risk with the 
. He was up against the 
for Jordan Morgan. The board ran out 
and Williams' hand held up to earn him the double. He's back to 34,000 while Morgan slipped to 15,000.
With the board reading 
, David Miscikowski and Steve Sanders got all of the money in. Miscikowski held the 
for a full house. Sanders held the 
for a straight flush draw so he wasn't dead yet.
The river completed the board with the 
and Sanders hit the rail. Miscikowski has now taken the chip lead with approximately 150,000 in chips.
Four players saw the flop of 
. Tim West bet 2,000 and his only caller was 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Carlos Mortensen. The turn brought the 
and both players checked.
The river completed the board with the 
and West bet 3,500. Mortensen raised to 10,000 and West snapped him off with the 
for a diamond flush. Mortensen mucked and dropped to 57,000. West improved to 107,000.
Josh Field raised to 1,875 before Todd Terry reraised to 4,000. Field moved all in for about 20,000 and Terry made the call.
Terry: 
Field: 
The board ran out and Field was eliminated. Terry moved to 55,000 in chips.
Romik Vartzar raised from the cutoff seat and made it 1,500 to go. Pat Walsh reraised all in for 35,000 from the button. Action folded back to Vartzar and he made the call.
Vartzar:
Walsh:
The board ran out 
and Walsh hit the rail. Vartzar moved to 105,000 in chips.
Jesse Martin just doubled up and now has 32,000 in chips. He held pocket queens and they held up against Pejman Niyati.
Action folded to Victor Ramdin in the cutoff seat. He raised to 1,500. Dwyte Pilgrim was on the button and reraised to 5,000 straight. Play then moved to one of the largest stacks in the room, Cary Katz. He was in the big blind and took some time counting out a four-bet. Katz made it 14,000 to go and quickly, Ramdin and Pilgrim folded.
Shannon Shorr checked the flop of 
to John Farrell. He bet 6,000 and Shorr called after a brief pause.
The turn brought the and Shorr checked again. Farrell fired the same amount, 6,000. Shorr called again.
The river card completed the board with the and Shorr checked. Farrell didn't fire this time and checked behind.
Shorr tabled the for top pair, top kicker. Farrell mucked his hand and lost the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000
17,900
|
17,900 |
|
||
|
29,500
13,000
|
13,000 |
Just before play began, WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla took the mic for just a minute. He gave the players a heartfelt thanks for coming out to play this regional championship, reminding them that this is just the third of four. The final Regional Championship will be held on May 19th in New Orleans, a Circuit destination that historically draws very well.
With the players duly thanked and informed, T.D. Jimmy gave the dealers the command. "Shuffle up and deal," and Day 2 is under way.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
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