WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 2 | 2007 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event

Day 2 Completed

11-18-2007 00:34 UTC-4

Final Table Line-Up

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The following is a list of the nine players, who will return tomorrow afternoon for the 2007 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOPC Main Event final table, along with their final table seat assignments, chip counts, and hometowns:

Seat 1) Chris Ferguson, Pacific Palisades CA (426,500)
Seat 2) Michael Banducci, Traverse City MI (158,800)
Seat 3) Frank Lee, Los Gatos CA (120,500)
Seat 4) Gabriel Testa, San Jose CA (128,500)
Seat 5) Dustin Fox, Lake Tahoe CA (95,000)
Seat 6) Sylvester "Vesty" Geoghegan, Mullingar IRE (131,000)
Seat 7) Mark Bonsack, Maple Valley WA (252,000)
Seat 8) George Saca, Folsom CA (75,500)
Seat 9) Travis Erdman, San Francisco CA (36,500)

11-18-2007 00:24 UTC-4

Thomas Eliminated; Final Table Set

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John Thomas just lost the remainder of his chips to Michael Banducci after getting all of his money in on a 7-5-5 flop holding K-7; Banducci tabled 5-8 for trip fives. A king fell on the turn, giving Thomas some additional outs to stay alive, but the river blanked out, ending Thomas' tournament run in 10th place, good for a $10,170 payday.

Thomas' elimination ensured a spot at the Bluff Media Final Table for each of the nine remaining competitors, who will return tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. PST to play down to a winner.

Tags: John Thomas

11-18-2007 00:19 UTC-4

Fox Eliminates Simmons

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Mark Simmons was just eliminated from the tournament by Dustin Fox in 11th place.

Dustin had opened the pot for a 12,000 raise and Simmons moved all in over the top for approximately 40,000; Dustin made the call and turned over A-Q. Simmons tabled A-5. The board blanked out and Fox's A-Q high was good enough to take down the pot.

For his 11th-place finish, Simmons earned $10,170 in prize money.

Tags: Mark Simmons

11-18-2007 00:08 UTC-4

George Saca Gaining Momentum

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George Saca is quickly making a case for himself as the Day 2 MVP. George started the day with just 11,400 in chips -- the third smallest stack of the field. He now has close to 100,000 chips and is one of our final 11 players.

Throughout the day, he's maneuvered the short stack like a seasoned pro, taking down pot after pot with well-timed raises and selective aggression. Most recently, he took 27,000 from Dustin Fox as the two battled in the blinds. Fox opened for 12,000 from the small blind and Saca made the call in the big.

The flop came {3-Hearts}

and Fox led out with a 15,000 bet. A fraction of a section after Fox had pushed his raise across the betting line, Saca moved all in. Fox folded after some considerable thought, and Saca showed him {K-Hearts}

before raking the pot.

Tags: George Saca

11-17-2007 23:56 UTC-4

Ferguson Eliminates Kanter

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Tournament chip leader Chris Ferguson just added to his field-topping stack with the recent elimination of Aaron Kanter.

The hand saw Chris make it 11,000 to go before the flop from the cutoff position, and Kanter responded by moving all in over the top of the raise from the big blind. Ferguson made the call and tabled {A-Hearts}

; Kanter showed the {Q-Hearts}

.

The board filled out {5-Diamonds}

and Ferguson's ace high was good enough to take down the pot.

Ferguson moved past the 300k threshold in chips with the win, and Kanter took a trip to the pay station to collect his $10,170 12th-place payday.

Tags: Aaron Kanter

11-17-2007 23:43 UTC-4

Kanter Absorbs a Hit, Then Doubles Up

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Aaron Kanter appears to be on quite the roller coaster ride as of late, having lost a serious portion of his stack to Mark Bonsack on one hand, then doubling up through Michael Banducci moments later.

The hand against Bonsack saw Kanter get all of his money in on a jack-high flop holding pocket aces; Bonsack, however, had flopped a set of jacks and would go on to take down the pot. Kanter was left with approximately 43,000 in chips after the hand.

Then, just a couple of minutes later, Kanter was able to run down Michael Banducci's pocket kings holding {A-Hearts}

. All of the money went in before the flop, and the cards panned out: {7-Clubs}

, giving Kanter trip queens and a little extra breathing room.

Tags: Aaron Kanter

11-17-2007 23:29 UTC-4

Substitution?

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At first glance, the player sitting in seat nine at the Bluff Feature table looks like a completely new player. A closer look reveals one John Thomas, who has been with us throughout the Main Event.

Thomas has donned a green and purple baseball hat lined with long, fake hair since coming back from the break.

Tags: John Thomas

11-17-2007 23:24 UTC-4

Play Resumes

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The players have returned from the dinner break and the cards are in the air.

Here's (roughly) how the remaining 12 contestants stack up:

Chris Ferguson: 265,000
Aaron Kanter: 185,000
Michael Banducci: 165,000
Gabriel Testa: 152,000
Sylvester "Vesty" Geoghegan: 125,000
Mark Bonsack: 118,000
Dustin Fox: 110,000
Frank Lee: 96,000
John Thomas: 60,000
Travis Erdman: 46,000
Mark Simmons: 39,500
George Saca: 36,000

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500