The 2010 Poker Player's Champion, Michael Mizrachi, has been eliminated on the first hand of Day 2.
Under the gun, Mizrachi went all in for 7,900 and next to act, David Benyamine called. The rest of the table folded.
Mizrachi:
Benyamine:
Mizrachi took the lead on the flop as it rolled out . Benyamine picked up a few more outs on the turn and scored the elimination when the hit the river, ending Mizrachi's title defense.
Welcome to Day 2 of PokerNews' coverage of Event #55, the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship. An elite field of 128 came to play, creating a total prize pool $6,144,000 and first-place prize of $1,720,328. Following five levels on Day 1, atop the chip counts is Doug Booth with 324,600. In second place, though, is two-time bracelet winner Greg Mueller with 322,700.
Only five players failed to survive Day 1. Arturo Diaz, Phil Laak, Andrew Pantling, Jani Sointula, and Eli Elezra were all Day 1 casualties. That number will surely rise on Day 2 as the rest of the field will look to position themselves to make a run at arguably the most prestigious bracelet to be won.
Day 2 resumes at 3 p.m. local time, about 15 minutes from now. So be sure to keep it here at PokerNews throughout the day as we provide you with updates of the exciting action as it takes place!
. Benyamine picked up a few more outs on the 
turn and scored the elimination when the 
hit the river, ending Mizrachi's title defense.
