With the bubble bursting short-stacks everywhere were moving all in and dropping like flies. Gerome Touchard was pretty low and figured either double up now or take my money and run. Touchard moved all in with his remaining 7000
He was called by the Big Blind. Touchard held and was slightly ahead of his opponent's . all rolled off the deck and Touchard was eliminated as his king high was no match for the Big Blind's two pair.
For those of you that have not had the chance to witness the spectacle that is the World Series of Poker, it is important that you understand a little bit about the layout of the Amazon Room for this story. Today's Day 2 will be played mostly in the purple section, but had taken a piece of the Orange section as we began play. The orange section is traditionally used for the Rio's Daily Tournaments and one started at 2 p.m.
As we were reporting on a hand in the Orange section for this tournament, a man had just lost a large pot in the Daily tournament. As the man walked away, the other players tried to tell him that he still had chips left, more than 10 big blinds in fact, but the man wasn't listening. "I don't care," he told them as he left. They tried again to tell him that he had left his phone as well. "I don't care," he told them once more, barely within ear shot. And just like that, there was 1,000 in chips and a phone sitting on a table with no one to claim them.
A few minutes later, the gentleman must have realized the importance of a cellphone and came back, but it just proves that you never know what you're going to see when hanging out at the WSOP.
After the short stack player in the cut-off moved all in, we found Douglas Lang not only calling, but raising on the button. No one else was willing to shell out the dough so cards were flipped. Lang held and had his opponent dominated as he had .
Both players were awarded an ace on the , but it was Lang's better kicker that allowed him to deliver the knock-out to his opponent.
We caught up to the action and found Scott Montgomery defending his big blind by calling a raise from a middle position Jason Somerville preflop.
On a flop we saw Montgomery check-call a bet of 3,000 from Somerville. A turn brought two checks from both players.
It wasn't until the river that the fireworks went off. Montgomery checked and it looked like Somerville might check again, but after about a minute he put out a bet of 6,000. Another two minutes went by and it was Montgomery who was raising, making it 17,000 total.
It was clear to see from Somerville's face that he was distraught and not happy about Montgomery's bet. Eventually after a couple of minutes passed Somerville made the call.
Montgomery flipped over for just a pair of aces. All Somerville had to do was show something better and the pot was his. He couldn't do so and threw his cards in the muck.
The player in the hijack opened to the hand with a raise to 4,000 before the player to his left moved all in for 10,000. Michael Leah, in the small blind, took a minute to think before he moved in his stack of 32,600. The initial player called and Leah, who showed asked for two Ace-King's, "one time". He did get one from the initial all in player but was crushed by the of the big stack.
The flop gave him the two-outter he needed though, when it came . The short stack was drawing dead to win the pot while the big stack had just the two remaining Jack's. Both players had runner-runner straight outs to split it three ways. The turn and river both bricked and Leah is now up to 78,000.
Kevin Warren raised to 4,200 from early position before the small blind moved all in for 20,000. The big blind folded which prompted the small blind to throw his hand towards the dealer. Apparently, he had not realized that there was a raise in front of him when he moved all in. The floor was called over and because his hand had not hit the muck yet, the cards were live and once the Warren had made the call, the hands were turned up.
Warren:
Opponent:
Warren was vocal about how he didn't necessarily want to play this out as he was worried about the Ace, but it was the wrong thing to be worried about. The flop came which gave Warren a set but also gave his opponent a flush draw. The turn was a diamond, but the right one for Warren. When the dealer laid out the turn it gave Warren quads and locked up the hand. The meaningless river was dealt and Warren chips up to 55,000 with that pot.
Jason Somerville just knocked out a player at his table with the best hand in poker, the mythical Royal Flush.
Somerville had the player all in preflop, for Somerville, for the other player .
The flop came down to give the other player a set of Queens but Somerville had a draw to the nut flush and he moved his to the center of the table.
The turn was the and Somerville locked up the knockout with his Royal Flush.
Scott Montogmery who is also at Somerville's table then said, "Make sure you write up that he wouldn't have all those chips if he hadn't sucked out on me."
Somerville responded, "He's right, I wouldn't have all these if I hadn't won a flip."
Montgomery then said sarcastically, "FLIP?? I was like 52-48!!"
Either way, Somerville is running hot and has made a big move here early on Day 2.
When we last caught up to Hoyt Corkins we saw him raising under the gun. Corkins was only able to convince one other player, the Big Blind to join him for a flop. After calling the bet the Big Blind immediately checked in the dark.
After all rolled off the action was back on Corkins who checked as well. The turn brought the as well as a bet of 4,000 from the Big Blind. Ever silent Corkins waited a few moments, before reraising and making it 8,000 more to go.
A distraught Big Blind stared at the cowboy for a few minutes before begrudgingly throwing his cards in the muck.
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and was slightly ahead of his opponent's 
. 
all rolled off the deck and Touchard was eliminated as his king high was no match for the Big Blind's two pair.
and had his opponent dominated as he had 
.
flop we saw Montgomery check-call a bet of 3,000 from Somerville. A 
turn brought two checks from both players.
that the fireworks went off. Montgomery checked and it looked like Somerville might check again, but after about a minute he put out a bet of 6,000. Another two minutes went by and it was Montgomery who was raising, making it 17,000 total.
and river 
both bricked and Leah is now up to 78,000.
turn it gave Warren quads and locked up the hand. The meaningless 
river was dealt and Warren chips up to 55,000 with that pot.
and Somerville locked up the knockout with his Royal Flush.
