Tony Tran's Main Event run has come to a conclusion as we near the Day 2 dinner break. His last hand saw him all in with 
on a 
flop, but unfortunately for him he was up against the 
of Dave Fox.
The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Tran is out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
172,500
|
172,500 |
|
Busted |
Here are some updates on the bigger stacks in the room we've been keeping track of. It also looks like we lost Benedetto Bianco. Bianco had a good start to the day, but he simply slid down the ranks as the levels went on, and he was one of our recent eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
316,000
255,900
|
255,900 |
|
260,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
255,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
226,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
203,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
190,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Some excitement just now over at Table 77 where Miguel Borrero just earned a near double-up while knocking out an opponent.
All of the chips had gone in the middle either following the 
flop or 
turn with Borrero holding 
for top pair while his opponent had 
for fives and a gutshot draw. The river was the 
, meaning Borrero's hand had held and we've lost another player.
With about 20 minutes to go before the dinner break, just 83 remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
We didn't catch the hand that did him in, but we have lost two-time ring winner Gary Bolden. We walked by him talking to a couple friends after the bustout, and he mentioned something along the lines of "we both had 
", meaning that he was likely four flushed. Regardless of how it happened, Bolden will not be collecting ring #3 in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
It seems like a new big stack is emerging every time we take a walk through the tournament area. This time around, Norman Michalek is the lucky player. Michalek started the day with 71,200, and he's ridden that up all the way to 335,000, which my our counts is the top stack in the room at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
263,800
|
263,800 |
With about 45 minutes to go in Level 17, there are now 100 players battling in the WSOP Circuit Main Event here at Caesars Atlantic City. The top 54 finishers will make the money.
When this level ends, the remaining players will be going on a one-hour dinner break.
Things just went from bad to worse for Scott Baumstein after losing that earlier hand in which the clock was called, as soon after he was committing his entire stack with 
versus the of David Zeitlin.
The flop came 
, then the turn gave Zeitlin a set but also Baumstein a leading straight. But the river brought another , pairing the board and filling Zeitlin's boat, and suddenly Baumstein's Main Event run is over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
164,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
We got to the table as Scott Baumstein was tanking over an all in move of 31,300 from his opponent. We don't know how much Baumstein originally raised, but we estimated that there was about 16,000 in the pot.
We were only there for about 30 seconds when someone called the clock. We aren't sure how long Baumstein was tanking in total, but he seemed very shocked and upset about the decision. Regardless, the floor was called over, and when the dealer said that Baumstein had enough time, the clock started. Baumstein took only about 15 seconds to call, and it was a good call.
Baumstein: 
Opponent: 
It was a monster flop for Baumstein's opponent, coming down 
. Baumstein would have to fade an eight, seven, six, or spade to win the hand, but the 
on the turn ended things. The meaningless river was the , and Baumstein was knocked down to 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
We came on the hand only to see Joseph McKeehen collect a mountain of chips and hear fragmented tales of raises, reraises, and aces that held.
A player had been eliminated, McKeehen had picked up in a well-timed spot, and now the Pennsylvanian finds himself stacking more than 330,000 chips — what appears to be the largest stack around with about 110 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
259,400
|
259,400 |
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