Day 2 of the WSOPC Harveys Tahoe Main Event Begins at Noon
The opening day flights are in the books, and Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Harveys Lake Tahoe $1,700 Main Event is set to go! The Day 2 restart begins today at noon, with 71 players coming back from the combined surviving fields of Day 1a and 1b.
With 64 players making it into the money, Day 2 will see just seven eliminations before the money bubble bursts. The top 64 players are guaranteed at least a min cash of $2,553.
What the field is really competing for, of course, is the WSOP Circuit ring and the first-place prize of $133,285. A total of 424 entries contributed to a total prize pool of $642,360 for this tournament.
The field will play through 10 one-hour levels today, and the players that remain at the conclusion of Day 2 will return to Harveys Tahoe Monday and play down to a champion. Play will begin at the beginning of Level 16 today, with the blinds at 2000/4000/4000.
Bryant Miller, the Day 1a chip leader, comes into Day 2 as the overall chip leader with 424,000 chips. Right on Miller's heels are Day 1b chip leader Alon Eldar (374,000), Joe Burke (357,000), William Chao (319,000) and Cezer Boylan (317,000).
Others still in the hunt include Joey Weissman (316,000), Eric "PowWow" Ethans (306,000), Wendy Freedman (306,000), Lee Markholt (266,000) and David Diiorio (254,000).
The ten levels of play today will include 15-minute breaks after every two levels, as well as a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of play.
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting blog as the Main Event continues!
on the board, Burke checked from the small blind, Pearson bet 11,000 from the button, and Burke check-raised to 30,000. Pearson made the call.
turn, and getting the call from Pearson.
river, and Burke showed 
to take down the pot.
on the board, William Chao bet 52,000 from the big blind, and Giuseppe Pantaleo called in the hijack.
, and Chao went all in for his last 117,000. 
, and his set of queens were the winner in the massive pot.
, action checked to Nethery, and he bet 32,000. William Donovan folded from the cutoff, the button folded, and Alex Greenblatt folded from the big blind. Nethery turned over 
as he collectd the pot, good for the broadway straight.
, and Nat check-called a 50,000 bet from Brindle.
, Nat checked, Brindle bet 120,000, and Nat went all in. Brindle made the call.
