"The Captain" Tom Franklin opened for 8,000 and John Ross popped it to 22,500 from the button. Action folded back around to Franklin and he called. The flop fell 
and they both checked. The turn came 
and they checked to the 
river. Franklin checked a third time and Ross threw out 29,000. Franklin sat for a moment before mucking his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | |
|
80,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
"I'm in really bad shape," we heard Chad Brown say a couple tables away. We made our way over to discover he had called an opponent's pre flop all-in bet of 23,500 with 
and was up against 
on a 
flop. Neither the turn nor river helped Brown, and he was knocked down to 60K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
Matt Lawrence got his stack of 69,500 all in preflop with and was up against the 
of his opponent. It was a classic race, with last year's National Championship qualifier at risk. Such situations are usually pretty stressful for players, so we're sure Lawrence was relieved to see a third queen appear on the 
flop. The turn and river changed nothing, and Lawrence doubled to a healthy 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
Literally dozens of players have been eliminated here in the first level of Day 2, and one of them was Will "Monkey" Souther, who began the day on a short stack.
As he explained via Twitter: "Busto. Pick up 3 pots on 1st orbit to go to 50k. C/o raise, button call, i jam AKs in SB. BB snaps with JJ. Q-J-Q-K-2. Bye Chicago."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Wisconsin poker player, John Orr, has had a heck of a day so far. He began Day 2 with a healthy stack of 200,000, but quickly built that up to 375,000 after a set-over-set situation where his jacks defeated an opponent's tens. However, Orr couldn't hold onto those chips as he later lost with 
against 
.
Orr didn't stop there as he soon flopped a set of sevens and took down a nice pot off an opponent with 
. Orr is sitting pretty right now with 390,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
265,500
|
265,500 |
|
440,000
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
|
400,000
210,500
|
210,500 |
|
340,000 | |
|
270,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
260,000
239,000
|
239,000 |
|
255,000 | |
|
240,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
200,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
|
||
|
175,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
175,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
152,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
120,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
119,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
95,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
32,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
||
We're not sure how it happened, but Nadya Magnus has been eliminated from the Main Event here on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
We're not sure of the action, but we do know that Matthew Hankins and an opponent became involved in a raising war that saw the former player all in for a little over 100K.
Showdown
Hankins: 
Opponent: 
It was a bad spot for Hankins, and he was up out of his seat even before the 
flop. When the dealer burned and turned the , Hankins grabbed his things in preparation for his departure, which he made when the 
appeared on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Eric Bair is in solid control of his table and has steadily chipped up through the early stages today. Recently, he opened for 11,000 in middle position and found two callers. The flop came 
, the big blind checked and Bair bet 21,000. Both opponents folded and Bair added to his 40 chip tall stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
