We were scouring the field for hands in progress, and dealer after dealer stood from their chairs to signal they had finished dealing one hand. There were still two tables involved in pots, and we watched those hands conclude as we prepared for the next bubble hand.
"Congratulations, players! You've made the money!" came the booming voice of the TD.
Really? We somehow failed to catch the unfortunate bubble boy as he made his exit, but we'll trust the staff and tell you that we've officially burst the bubble and we're off to the races for the push to toward the final table.
We joined the action on a flop of with about 15,000 chips in the middle of the table in a heads-up pot.
Action was on Corwin Cole, and he made an overbet all in for about 35,000 total. Kyle Winter didn't waste much time calling, to put Cole at risk... and the latter was quite far behind:
Cole:
Winter:
A blank on the turn left Cole drawing dead, and he has been eliminated two places shy of the money.
Aces vs. kings is never fun, especially on the bubble and and especially when aces are cracked.
Just ask Ryan Julius.
When arrived at the table the damage had already been done and the majority of Julius' chips were being sent to his neighbor Jeff "YoungSupremacy" Hakim. Here's what the board looked like:
Julius:
Hakim:
Board:
The hand left Julius with around 15,000 chips and Hakim doubled to 116,600 chips.
The board read when Jason Elzinga moved all in for his remaining 14,000 chips. Amnon Fillippi cut out enough chips to make the call and riffled them for a moment or two before sending them in the middle.
Elzinga opened for just a draw, and Fillippi turned over for a leading pair of tens.
The river bricked for Elzinga, and he was eliminated in 273rd place. After raking in the pot, Fillippi now sits with 90,000 chips.
Here are some chip counts through the first level of play today. As you can see Venkatesh Gupta, our chip leader at the beginning of the day, is off to a rough start.
Jason Young flopped a set against an overpair to end Day 1 with a lot of chips, and has done the same to double early here on Day 2.
According to Young, he opened for 2,700 with and his tablemate Hiren Patel three-bet to 6,400. Young called and the flop fell .
Bingo.
Young check-called 7,400 from Patel and the turn brought the . Again Young checked, and Patel bet 18,200. Young raised to 39,200, Patel shoved and Young called.
Patel rolled over but couldn't find an ace on the river, doubling Young to 180,000 chips.
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with about 15,000 chips in the middle of the table in a heads-up pot.
when Jason Elzinga moved all in for his remaining 14,000 chips. Amnon Fillippi cut out enough chips to make the call and riffled them for a moment or two before sending them in the middle.
for just a draw, and Fillippi turned over 
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. Again Young checked, and Patel bet 18,200. Young raised to 39,200, Patel shoved and Young called.
, Tom Dwan bet 4,700 into a pot of 5,000. His opponent Keith Ferrera called, and the 
