Sandra Naujoks - busto
Sandra Naujoks start-of-day count was listed at approximately 76,000. We're not sure if that's right, because if it is we're at a loss to explain how she is already busted. Naujoks got her last 13,025 all in preflop with . One opponent called with and promptly hit a third queen on a flop of . Naujoks did not get the running Broadway cards she needed to stave off elimination.
Donnie Peters
William Sineath (Day 1b)
On the flop of , one of the member's of the Playing for Pruitt crew William Sineath fired 2,000 on his opponent called. The turn brought the and Sineath led for 3,500. His opponent called again.
The river was the and Sineath fired 11,000. The player called one final time. Sineath showed and lost to his opponent's pocket aces. Sineath dropped to 62,200 on the hand.
Amarillo Slim Preston raised to 1,500 from middle position and got called by Barny Boatman. Both players checked the flop of and Preston check-called for 2,500 after Boatman bet the on the turn.
Both players checked the on the river and Preston took the hand with vs. Boatman's . Preston has 35,000 while Boatman has 55,000.
Donnie Peters
Mike Caro was all in preflop for 8,800 holding pocket jacks. His opponent had raised to 1,100 and then Caro moved all in. The player called with , leaving Caro racing for his tournament life.
The flop came down . The turn brought the , adding a flush draw for Caro's opponent to his two overcards. The river landed another nine, the . Caro was able to double up and move to 18,000.
Donnie Peters
From the hijack seat, Lana Maier raised to 1,100 and got two callers. The first caller was Robert Campbell on the button and the second was Jules Allam in the big blind.
The flop came down and Allam checked. Maier fired a continuation bet of 3,500 before Campbell folded. Allam then raised all in for 9,150 total. Maier called holding for top two pair. Allam held for a straight draw and a flush draw.
The turn was the , giving Allam the flush. Maier failed to fill up on the river when the hit and dropped to 67,000.
Donnie Peters
Nick Maimone and Daryl Yarosh went to the turn on a board of . The turn brought the and Maimone checked. Yarosh bet 3,000 and Maimone called.
The river brought the and Maimone check-called a bet of 7,200 this time. Yarosh tabled for some whiffed Broadway cards. Maimone showed pocket nines and won the hand to move to 135,000.
You show up for Day 2a of the WSOP Main Event, having slogged your way through Day 1. You're feeling pretty good about things, until you see your table draw for the day: Mike Matusow, Isaac Baron and John Hennigan. That's what greeted six players at Orange 65 today.
Baron has already been active. He lost 10,000 chips to Hennigan after raising 1,200 preflop, betting 2,400 on a flop of , checking the turn and calling 6,500 on the river. Baron's pocket aces were cracked by Hennigan's , which turned a club flush.
"John Hennigan, ladies and gentleman," said Matusow.
A few hands later, Baron called a short stack's all in. Baron's was in rough shape against the short stack's but flopped a set, . The set held through the river.
"Seven right in the window," exclaimed Matusow. "Isaac Baron, ladies and gentlemen. Loses 10,000 with aces and gets 4,000 back cracking someone else's aces."
Donnie Peters
On a flop of , Norman Gautron bet out and Gus Hansen called. The turn brought the and Gautron bet again. Hansen raised and then Gautron moved all in. Hansen snap-called with for the Broadway straight. Gautron held pocket threes for bottom set.
The river was a dagger to the heart of Hansen when the paired the board, sending him to the rail.