Nick Binger has been relieved of his final few chips, and he's now slowly pacing around the room staring at the floor.
It was a flip with Binger's pocket sixes against Dwyte Pilgrim's king-nine. A king on the flop was all she wrote for Binger, and his chips bump Pilgrim up to about 67,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
206,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
77,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
74,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
65,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
33,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
||
|
30,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
20,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
||
|
7,600
22,400
|
22,400 |
|
4,500
65,500
|
65,500 |
|
|
||
|
4,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
||
A quick update on the vitals for this Day 2. The 59 players who survived Day 1 were joined by seven new fresh faces today as 66 total players took part in this Day 2. That number has since been trimmed to 47 as we're two eliminations away from the final five tables.
Today's plan is to play down to the final 27 players, and that charge will be interrupted by a dinner break at 6:00 P.M.
We picked up the action heads up on a 
flop. Gregory Brooks was under the gun, and he put out a bet of 4,200. Miller Dao raised to 8,400 in position, Brooks reraised all in for just less than 30,000 total, and Dao made the call for about half his stack.
Showdown
Brooks: 
Dao: 
Brooks had bottom pair and the flush draw, and he didn't have to wait long to catch up to Dao. The turn 
made Brooks' flush, and the river 
was meaningless.
Brooks is back to 60,000 now, dropping Dao down around 40,000.
We picked up the action on the turn as the board showed 
and the player in the small blind led out with a bet of 6,000. Nick Binger was the other man in the pot, and he quickly raised to 13,000 total, his opponent quickly calling the extra.
On the river, the 
drew a check from the small blind, and Binger took his pause. He had 19,600 chips left, and he eventually bet 16,800 of them. His opponent didn't waste much time calling, and Binger immediately pushed his cards into the muck with a frown. The small blind showed up 
to win the pot, and Binger is left with just 2,800 lonely chips.
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
52,350
|
52,350 |
|
58,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
50,000
17,050
|
17,050 |
|
|
34,000
29,125
|
29,125 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
17,000
11,325
|
11,325 |
|
|
||
Registration was closed after the first level, and the staff has finished verifying the numbers. With seven more turning up today, a total of 98 runners played this West Regional Championship, generating a prize pool of $950,600. Twelve places will pay, more than a quarter million dollars will go to the winner, and each of the final nine will also receive $10,000 in equity in the form of a ticket into the million-dollar, season-ending National Championship in May. Here's the full breakdown of the prize money:
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $282,242 |
| 2 | $174,443 |
| 3 | $124,204 |
| 4 | $90,223 |
| 5 | $66,834 |
| 6 | $50,455 |
| 7 | $38,808 |
| 8 | $30,397 |
| 9 | $24,235 |
| 10 | $19,653 |
| 11 | $19,653 |
Eddy Sabat just doubled up with two kings after getting all his money in preflop against Dwyte Pilgrim's pocket tens. Sabat flopped a king and everything worked out in his favor from there. He's now up to 31,000 in chips.
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