Lex Veldhuis got his last 109,000 in preflop with 
against the 
of Jason Hallee.
The board ran out 
and Lex's full house put him up to 235,000. Hallee is down to 310,000 after the hand
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
235,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
We caught up with the action just as Jason Somerville and Phillip Sears were getting it all in on the 
flop. Somerville had Sears just barely covered.
Somerville: 
Sears: 
The turn gave Sears trips, but the river gave Somerville the winning flush and skyrocketed him into the chip lead with 740,000.
Evins Cherfils went all in preflop from late position for his last 130,000 and got a call from Yashar Darian in the big blind. Cherfils showed 
and Darian showed 
The board ran out 
to put Darian up to 650,000 and send Cherfils to the rail.
With the elimination of Cherfils, we have only one player to go before we do a complete re-draw of our final three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |
With the elimination of Michael Glasser in 28th place, we are down to our final three tables of the tournament.
Play has paused for the time being while a complete re-draw is done.
Tim West opened for 24,000 from under-the-gun and Michael Glasser re-raised to 70,000 even from the cutoff. West thought for a minute and then announced, "All-in."
"Blech, I call," Glasser said, pushing his remaining 200,000 into the middle.
West: 
Glasser:
The board came 
, leaving West with a winning set of kings.
West is now up to approximately 700,000.
In these "1k lottos" as they are so fondly called, it is rare to see lots of big names near the very end, but not only do we have big names, they are our chip leaders. Of the 27 remaining players, Jason Somerville is our chip leader with (749,000). Somerville stayed patient throughout the day and only in the last few levels did he go on the run that put him in the position he is now atop the field including this hand that put him over the 700,000 mark.
Jason Somerville and Phillip Sears got it all in on the flop of Somerville had Sears just barely covered.
Somerville showed and Sears had
The turn gave Sears trips, but the river gave Somerville the winning flush and skyrocketed him into the chip lead with 740,000.
Tim West had a very similar run where he only got hot near the end of the day and he is now second in chips with 677,000. At Table 373 David Peters moved all in hoping to either double up or steal some blinds. Despite this Tim West made the call and put Peter's tournament life at risk.
Cards were then turned over, and West held 
and Peters held . After the cards were turned over for the showdown the board ran out 
. West hit an ace high flush and sent David Peters to the rail. This was the second player he busted with 
in a 20-minute span and these two knockouts are what put him in the chip position he is now.
Other notable players include, Valdemar Kwaysser (352,000) Sybe Smit (305,000), and Lex Veldhuis (230,000). Other players over 500k are Brent Shaffer (646,000), James Schaaf (625,000), Yashar Darian (604,000), and Shane Rose (547,000).
We'll play ten levels again tomorrow or down to a bracelet winner (more likely the former though) and it should be an exciting day with so many big names left in the mix. Restart at 2:30 PM PST in the Amazon Room. See you there.
Official Day 2 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
749,000 | |
|
||
|
677,000 | |
|
646,000 | |
|
||
|
625,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
604,000 | |
|
547,000 | |
|
464,000 | |
|
|
||
|
417,000 | |
|
|
369,000 | |
|
367,000 | |
|
352,000 | |
|
|
||
|
312,000 | |
|
311,000 | |
|
305,000 | |
|
|
295,000 | |
|
|
294,000 | |
|
285,000 | |
|
|
281,000 | |
|
|
258,000 | |
|
250,000 | |
|
240,000 | |
|
|
230,000 | |
|
|
||
|
145,000 | |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
121,000 | |
Event #20: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
