Hold'em
On one of the last hands of the night, raised all in pre-flop from early position and was called by both blinds. The blinds checked the 
flop, but when a king came on the turn one bet from the big blind drove small blind James Darnaby out of the hand. Veldhuis had complete air, 
, and was drawing dead against Darnaby's pair of kings, 
. He got to leave a few hands earlier than everyone else, finishing in 25th place.
827 players started this $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event at 5pm Wednesday evening. At 3am Friday morning, after eighteen full levels of play, we're down to the last three tables.
Despite the fact that 90% of the field that started Day 2 busted by the end of the night, it felt like a slow day in the Amazon Room. The Lakers-Celtics game captured more attention and more energy than anything on the tournament floor. Many of the most recognizable "tv" pros -- names like Seidel and Juanda and Lederer -- were busted long before the money bubble burst. Others, like Tom Dwan and Jason Mercier, made it to the money but weren't able to put together a deep run.
Day 1 overnight chip leader Ming Reslock had a crazy day, with wild fluctuations in her stack. But she did make it through to Day 3 with a below-average stack of 128,000.
Tomorrow all eyes will be on Konstantin Puchkov, who went on a massive run in the last level of the day to grab the chip lead with 469,000 chips. He's followed by Andrew Revesz (336,000), Robert Mizrachi (238,000), Allen Kessler (229,000) and Dustin Leary (227,000). Also still lurking near the back of the pack is 2009 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. champion James Van Alstyne. He'll return tomorrow with 115,000 chips.
The last three tables will resume at 3pm local time tomorrow. They'll play from there until a champion is determined -- what is sure to be a very, very long day. But we'll be there, as always.
Until then, you can find us at the bar.
Event #31: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day 2 Completed
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
|
336,000 | |
|
238,000 | |
|
||
|
233,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
229,500
500
|
500 |
|
227,000 | |
|
211,000
500
|
500 |
|
165,500 | |
|
||
|
163,000 | |
|
|
||
|
160,000
500
|
500 |
|
|
||
|
156,000 | |
|
|
155,000 | |
|
128,000 | |
|
120,000 | |
|
111,500 | |
|
|
||
|
110,500 | |
|
110,000 | |
|
108,000 | |
|
89,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
79,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
59,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
52,500 | |
|
26,500 | |
|
17,500
500
|
500 |
|
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