Holding , Amnon Filippi elected to reraise a player in the small blind, making it 22,000 to play after that player opened for 13,000. The small blind was unafraid, however, and he shipped the rest of his 87,000 stack with the .
Filippi was in a dominant position, and the flop of put him even further ahead of the suited connector held by his opponent.
The on the turn made things interesting, giving the small blind a gutshot draw to make Broadway, while giving Filippi a sweat.
River:
The brick on fifth street sealed the deal, sending the rest of the small blind player's chips to the dangerous pro from New York City.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos is known on the circuit for his long last name, as well as for his WSOP bracelet win in a 2011 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, and tonight he is moving closer to a second win here at poker's premier series.
After Polychronopoulos limped in, a player in the hijack raised the action to 29,500, and the young pro decided on a three-bet to 75,500. This move must have rattled is young opponent, because he had trouble counting out the appropriate chips for a call, first placing an insufficient amount in the pot, then throwing to many orange T5000 tournament chips towards the dealer.
Nonetheless, the call was made and the two players took a flop of . That's when the hand appeared to enter some sort of time warp, because although the action was checked through the turn (), more than seven minutes passed while both players stared at each other, the board, their stacks, and perhaps even Amnon Filippi's spiffy iPad stand across the table.
When the finally arrived on the river, another long pause preceded Polychronopoulos' next move, which happened to be an all-in shove. This time, his opponent didn't need any time to think things through, and his cards went sailing towards the muck.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos just knocked out another player to add to his chip lead. He held and needed help against his opponent's . The flop made it hard for Polychronopoulos to win the hand. The turn gave him a way to win. Any club would do.
And the river came the . Out of nowhere Polychronopoulos won the hand and he knocked out his opponent in dramatic fashion. He is enjoying the chip lead with 765,000.
David "Bakes" Baker's Stack is Getting Higher Here on Day 2
David "Bakes" Baker has a laid back personality, a cool nickname, and after the last hand he played, a stack that is now as high as a kite.
Bakes called a raise of 13,000 out of the big blind, seeing a flop of spread across the green felt. The early position raiser continued with his aggressive line, leading for 14,000, and Baker came along to see the drop on the turn.
After his opponent fired up another bet of 33,000 his way, Bakes made the call, bringing the on board.
Both players knuckled the table, and when he rolled over , Bakes top pair blazed a path to yet another potential final table appearance.
In late postion Brian Ray raised to 12,000. Action folded to Matt Jarvis on the button and he re-raised to 27,500. Action being back on Ray and he tanked then re-raised up to 54,000. Jarvis then had a real decision. He tanked again for a few minutes. Then he came out with 81,500 for another raise. Now Ray thought even longer then before and he finally moved all in. Jarvis called and the cards were flipped.
Jarvis:
Ray:
Jarvis was in good shape to take the lead but the flop changed everything. . Jarvis would need a king but the and gave Ray the winning flush. Jarvis has shot down to 71,000 while Ray shines with 618,000
Main Event Champion Joe Cada May Not Be the Most Famous Player Left in This Pro-Packed Field
With just 37 players remaining in the field as Day 2 soldiers onward, a scan around the Amazon Room's Tan section shows that each of the five remaining tables is home to a world renowned poker pro.
At Table #347, Athanasios Polychronopoulos and Amnon Filippi are competing for the right to dominate their table, not to mention the contest over whose name is more difficult to spell. Both of these payers are experienced circuit veterans with major titles to their credit.
Sitting quietly at Table #354, last year's 3rd place finisher in the WSOP Main Event, Jake Balsiger, is patiently waiting for his chance to double his currently short stack. If last year's final table run is any indication, the young Arizona State Student is more than capable of waiting out a bad run of cards.
A man who happened to finish off his own Main Event run, Joe Cada, is sitting just a few feet away at Table #360, and with his stack approaching double the average amount, he is poised to put the hurt on his awestruck amateur opponents.
David "Bakes" Baker has set up shop at Table #353, and he continues to push towards the chip lead by using his stack aggressively in timely spots.
Finally, sitting at Table #359 right along the rail is Barry Greenstein, one of poker's sages and a legend here at the WSOP.
All told, the remaining field here at this $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event has a higher per capital presence of poker skill than the average event, which means tomorrow's Day 3 action promises to be a star studded affair.
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, Amnon Filippi elected to reraise a player in the small blind, making it 22,000 to play after that player opened for 13,000. The small blind was unafraid, however, and he shipped the rest of his 87,000 stack with the 
.
put him even further ahead of the suited connector held by his opponent.
on the turn made things interesting, giving the small blind a gutshot draw to make Broadway, while giving Filippi a sweat.
and with that Khachatryan nearly doubles as he knocks out his opponent. He sits with 155,000.
. That's when the hand appeared to enter some sort of time warp, because although the action was checked through the turn (
), more than seven minutes passed while both players stared at each other, the board, their stacks, and perhaps even Amnon Filippi's spiffy iPad stand across the table.
and needed help against his opponent's 
. The 
gave him a way to win. Any club would do.
on board.
, Bakes top pair blazed a path to yet another potential final table appearance.
and 
. Cada sits with a healthy 455,000 and it seems he can not lose.