Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's Tunica
Prize Pool
$941,385
Entries
647
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Day 2 In the Books with Dan Blakeman Leading
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Level 23
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Tunica Main Event has come to a close after 13 hours of action. The field returned with 330 players still in action and was whittled down to 16 players by the end of play. Dan Blakeman stands atop the leaderboard with 1,589,000.
Blakeman is followed closely by Houston White (1,548,000) and Steve McCluskey (1,520,000). Notables still in the field include Kurt Jewell (1,197,000), Jacob Bazeley (991,000) and Doug “Rico” Carli (178,000).
It was a day of attrition with Sam Barnhart, John Evans, Aaron Massey, Abraham Araya, Kyle Cartwright, David Clark, La Sengphet, John Dolan, Roland Israel, Matthew Chang, “Captain” Tom Franklin, Ron Rose, Chris Bigler and Russell Ivy all finding the rail during the day.
The money bubble burst shortly after the field returned from dinner in a quick fashion. A total of 77 players returned and after 20 minutes they were two off the magic number of 72. Two players busted within moments of each other and Kenneth Putnam was the unfortunate bubble boy. Because of the quick action there was no round-for-round play.
When play began all eyes were on Dantonio Brown – he returned with 277,000 – which was twice of his next closest competitor. Brown played fast and loose and his stack slowly withered away. He ultimately finished in 36th place when his 
ran into Chad Bradbury’s 
.
During the late stages of play Jewell seemed to be the man to beat. He was steamrolling his table and notching up knockouts every orbit. His stack peaked to 1.8 million before he lost a giant hand to Blakeman. Jewell bet into Blakeman holding big slick on a queen-high board and Blakeman shoved holding 
. That hand gave Blakeman the momentum to end the day as the overall chipleader.
Barnhart’s 2011 whirlwind ride began at this event last year when he won the title. He parlayed his seat in the National Championship to a first place finish worth $300,000 and then finished in 17th place during the WSOP Main Event.
Day 3 will have cards in the air promptly at 12 p.m. CST and be sure to follow all the action until we crown a winner on Pokernews.com.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Blakeman | 1.589 million |
| 2 | Houston White | 1.548 million |
| 3 | Steve McClusky | 1.52 million |
| 4 | Ray Weaver | 1.243 million |
| 5 | Kurt Jewell | 1.197 million |
| 6 | Dustin Gardner | 998,000 |
| 7 | Jacob Bazeley | 991,000 |
| 8 | John Cecil | 862,000 |
| 9 | Chris Thompson | 801,000 |
| 10 | Michael Cooper | 475,000 |
End-of-Day Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,589,000 | 589,000 |
|
1,548,000 | 548,000 |
|
1,520,000 | 610,000 |
|
1,243,000 | -57,000 |
|
1,197,000 | -53,000 |
|
998,000 | 98,000 |
|
991,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
862,000 | 572,000 |
|
801,000 | 131,000 |
|
|
475,000 | 360,000 |
|
433,000 | 163,000 |
|
348,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
330,000 | -350,000 |
|
|
186,000 | -34,000 |
|
178,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
133,000 | -67,000 |
Bag & Tag
Level 23
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
The clock has expired in Level 23, which means the final 16 players are done for the night. They're currently bagging and tagging, so we'll bring you the official chips counts and a recap momentarily.
Jerry Monroe Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,734)
With about 230,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Jerry Monroe moved all in from the small blind for 204,000 and after about ten seconds worth of thought, Houston made the call. Monroe tabled 
for two pair, but it was no good against the 
trips of Houston.
Monroe, who if you recall has already qualified for the National Championship by winning the Jerry Monroe IP Biloxi Main Event, was eliminated in 17th place and will take home $9,734 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Clint Baker Eliminated in 18th Place ($9,734)
Clint Baker moved all in on the button for around 130,000 and Kurt Jewell called from the small blind.
Baker:
Jewell: 
The board ran 
and Jewell earned another knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | 250,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Two Tables
Level 23
: 7,000/14,000, 2,000 ante
Table 10
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Chew |
| 2 | Michael "Carwash" Schneider |
| 3 | Frank Mull |
| 4 | Chris Thompson |
| 5 | Dan Blakeman |
| 6 | John Cecil |
| 7 | Doug "Rico" Carli |
| 8 | Steve McClusky |
| 9 | Kyle Hamlin |
Table 12
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Gardner | |
| 2 | Jae Chang | |
| 3 | Clint Baker | |
| 4 | Kurt Jewell | |
| 5 | Ray Weaver | |
| 6 | Jerry Monroe | |
| 7 | Houston White | |
| 8 | Jacob Bazeley | |
| 9 | Michael "Great MJ" Cooper |
Blakeman Busts Cornell
Chris Cornell was all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Dan Blakeman. It was off to the races and Cornell was primed to double after the 
flop missed Blakeman; however, the spiked on the turn to give him the lead.
Cornell was crestfallen, that is until the 
hit the river. Blakeman was shaking his head until he had an epiphany . . . he held the for a flush. It took a few moments for everything to sink in, but in the end Cornell was eliminated.
With that, the final 18 players are redrawing seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Jewell Has a Misstep
Kurt Jewell opened for 32,000 and Dan Blakeman raised to 82,000 behind him. The blinds released and Jewell made it 200,000 flat to go. Blakeman called and the flop came 
. Jewell sat expressionless and then slid out about 300,000. Blakeman thought for a few moments then moved all in for 442,000. Jewell called and the hands were tabled.
Blakeman:
Jewell:
The board completed 
and Jewell made his first big misstep of the evening.
While that hand was unravelling Stuart McMahen was eliminated in unknown action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000 | -750,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |
Weaver Scores Double Elimination; Phillips and Tripp Gone
Levi Phillips moved all in under the gun for 162,000 and Ray Weaver made the call from the small blind. Tripp Kirk then moved all in over the top for 147,000, which Weaver called.
Showdown
| Weaver | |
| Kirk |  |
| Phillips |   |
The railbirds quickly surrounded the table as the dealer put out the flop . . . 
. Blanks for Kirk and Phillips.
The turn changed nothing, and Weaver was one card from scoring the double elimination. The dealer burned one last time and revealed the 
. Kirk was clearly dejected as he was eliminated in 21st place; meanwhile, Phillips, the shorter of the two stacks, finished in 22nd place.
With that, Weaver is up to 1.3 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000 | 750,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |