Two players, including Greg Mueller playing from middle position, saw a flop come 
. Mueller's opponent checked from the small blind, and Mueller checked as well. The turn was the 
. The small blind bet 3,100, and Mueller called.
The river brought the 
. Mueller's opponent fired 7,500 this time, and Mueller called again. Mueller's opponent showed 
for the rivered flush, and Mueller mucked.
Mueller is down to 24,000.
The tournament officials just got on the horn to provide the remaining players with a little information. According to them, Day 2b started with 2,490 runners and we're already down to 1,908. That outs the average chip stack at 59,544.
Cory Huston has found his seat in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room. He strolled in towards the end of Level 6, and has since increased his stack to around 40,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
224,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
165,000 | |
|
||
|
|
153,300
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
|
124,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
104,300
29,800
|
29,800 |
|
|
102,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
90,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
79,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
|
77,500
18,200
|
18,200 |
|
|
70,000 | |
|
68,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
62,000 | |
|
|
55,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
53,500
500
|
500 |
|
45,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,300
93,700
|
93,700 |
|
|
24,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
24,000 | |
Shawn Buchanan open-shoved his last 9,825 on the button, and a player in the small blind made the call.
Buchanan: 
Small Blind: 
Buchanan's deuces held as the board ran 
, doubling him to around 20,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,925
11,100
|
11,100 |
We've been trying to catch Day 1b chip leader Ben Lamb in a big hand here on Day 2b, but so far no such luck. In a recent hand, the player in the hijack limped only to have Lamb make it 2,700 to go from the button. Both blinds folded and the limper followed suit.
While those small pots aren't amounting to much, they're allowing Lamb to hold steady at 225K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
89,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
75,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
46,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
40,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
37,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
17,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
We don't know what the exact action was, but when we got to the table the small blind reraised a previous bet and made it 12,500. A player in late position then moved all in for 24,800 and Gaberiel Thaler flat called. Action was finally back on the small blind who moved all in for around 35,000. Thaler made the call and everyone flipped over their cards.
Thaler: 
Small Blind: 
Late Position: 
Thaler was in an unbelievable spot as both his opponent's had each other's outs. Thaler was ecstatic as he was essentially on the verge of tripling up, because he only had the other two players covered by about 10,000. A crowd was growing of players from other tables came over to witness the rare spot Thaler was lucky to be in. The hand wasn't over though and Thaler hadn't won the hand yet. It was still possible for either of Thaler's opponent's to take the hand from him.
The dealer then spread out a 
flop which was just what Thaler needed, black cards and no chance for a run run straight. A 
turn made things a little more interesting as a river nine would now chop the pot between all players. With the landing on the river Thaler's second worst nightmare had come true he hit a straight, as did his two other opponents. Thaler didn't lose the hand, but he just chopped an almost guaranteed triple up with two players. Thaler was visible crushed as he walked away dejected and confused as the dealer split up all the chips equally.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 |
We were standing at the table next to Ted Lawson when we heard him yell in a not so happy tone. We walked over, and saw that he was the victim of a cooler flop that would send him home. We don't know the action, but the flop read 
. Lawson had 
, but he was drawing dead to runner runner straight flush, as his opponent had 
. The 
on the turn ended his day, and the river came a meaningless 
. Lawson entered the hand with over 50,000, but now he is on the rail, and his tournament has ended.
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