Drazen Ilich had been nursing a short stack for quite some time here on Day 2 and recently committed it after action folded to him in the cutoff. The player in the big blind snapped him off and Ilich was in a bad spot.
Showdown
| Ilich |   |
| Button |   |
Ilich was up out of his seat in preparation for his exit, which came after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The following players have disappeared from the tournament floor, leading us to believe they've been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
-8,900
|
-8,900 |
|
119,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
103,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
92,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
73,000
15,400
|
15,400 |
|
66,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
65,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
||
|
|
65,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
54,000
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
50,000
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
48,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
45,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
43,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
40,000
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
40,000
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
|
35,000
-17,800
|
-17,800 |
|
26,000 | |
|
21,000
400
|
400 |
|
|
17,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
10,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Jeff Fitzgerald returned today with a stack of 78,000 - which was well above average. We just found him sitting on just over 250,000. He's done some serious work in the first three levels.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000 |
The first three levels are in the books are the field has been sent on break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The break is over and cards are back in the air.
We're not sure how we missed him for so long, but we just discovered WSOP Circuit Harrah's Rincon Main Event champ Joe Kuether in the house. The Wisconsin native won that event, which drew 332 players, late last month for $111,104.
PokerNews actually did an interview with Kuether after that win and got to know the 24-year old pro. You can check out that interview in full by clicking here.
Kuether is currently sitting with a healthy stack of 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 |
An unknown player opened for 3,200 on the button and Nadya Magnus called from the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn produced the 
and Magnus led out for 3,500. Her opponent called and the came on the river. Magnus led again, this time to the tune of 5,500. Her opponent held his cards for a second and then kicked them back to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
