Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 2b | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-11-2007 20:58 UTC-7

630 Players Remaining

[user38449]

There are currently 630 players remaining on 70 tables. The average chip stack is $112,666.

07-11-2007 20:58 UTC-7

Kevin Fitzpatrick of Team PokerNews is all in preflop with K-10, for 17,000. A player in the small blind with A-10 calls. Fitzpatrick gets no help and is busted.

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07-11-2007 20:48 UTC-7

Kyle Morris Takes Pot Off Negreanu

[user22113]

Kyle Morris has just take a nice pot off Daniel Negreanu at our feature table.

He raised to 5,200 from the button and Daniel called from the small blind. The flop was {8-Hearts}

, Daniel bet out 8,000 and Kyle called.

On the turn: {3-Hearts}

. Daniel led out for 16,000 and Kyle made the call.

The river {8-Spades}

slowed Daniel down and he checked. Kyle made a bet of 18,000 and Daniel went into the tank, asked Kyle a few questions, and then went back into the tank.

Kyle said to Daniel: "Throw it away, call, do SOMETHING..."

Daniel did do something, he took Kyle's first suggestion and threw it away.

07-11-2007 20:46 UTC-7

Up at the Bar...

[user38334]

Overlooking the ESPN feature table is the Milwaukee's Best Light No-Limit Bar, serving cheap ice-cold beer to the spectators. They are lined up out the door to get a seat in the stands to watch Daniel Negreanu play on the table below.

07-11-2007 20:45 UTC-7

"All in and Call!"

[user38449]

The pace seems to be picking up a little bit here in the Amazon Room, following the dinner break. Announcements of "All in and call!" -- made by dealers to alert ESPN cameramen of potential TV-worthy moments -- can be heard just about every 30 seconds.

If history is any indicator, we should expect to lose 100 players or so within the first couple of hours of the restart.

07-11-2007 20:32 UTC-7

Play Resumes

[user40108]

The tournament director has just announced that, like yesterday, there will be one more full level of play, and then an additional one hour and 20 minutes of Level 11 before play concludes.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

07-11-2007 19:59 UTC-7

What to Do on Break...

[user38334]

So, what do 70 dealers do when 640 players go on dinner break? Well, ALL of them watch their tables like hawks, making sure the players' stacks aren't interfered with. Some of them chat to their neighbors, some of them chat to the floor staff. Many of the dealers have purchased pairs of magnetic "balls" and are playing with them. The floor staff jokingly announces "Please, dealers, stop playing with your balls!" The dealer on the feature table is playing solitaire, and the game is displayed on the big screen within the room to which there are shouts, "Move the king!"

The mood in the room is jovial. It has been a long Series for everyone and there is light at the end of the tunnel. These men and women work extremely hard to bring us this event and they deserve our gratitude.

07-11-2007 19:14 UTC-7

Approximately 640 Players Remain on Day 2b; Play Resumes @ 8:30 pm PDT

[user10554]

The Amazon Room is empty now, and a table count shows 72 tables still in action, with 639-648 players left in the field.

The dinner break ends at 8:30 pm PDT, and play will continue tonight until approximately 12:15 pm PDT, when Day 2b has played just as deep into Level 11 as the Day 2a players.

07-11-2007 19:03 UTC-7