Justin Young had his tabled against Maxine Conte's , with the short-stacked Young all in, and the dealer prepared to burn and turn.
Flop:
Young found a pair on the flop, and he took the lead against Conte's ace-high. On the turn Young's position was solidified, and the river was a blank for Conte.
Young doubled up with his suited connector, while big slick left Conte crippled.
William Stevenson has had a good start to Day 2 after winning two consecutive pots.
The first we joined on the turn of a board where Craig McCorkell had checked from the small blind and Stevenson had bet 3,500 from the big blind. McCorkell called and the dealer completed the board with the [.
McCorkell checked and Stevenson made it 11,300 to play. McCorkell tanked for close to one minute, even removing his sunglasses at one point to try get a better look at his stoic opponent. McCorkell couldn't find anything that made him want to call and he mucked his hand.
The following hand, David Benefield opened to 2,000 on the button and once McCorkell folded Stevenson moved all-in or 21,000 effective. Benefield didn't want to play for stacks and he folded.
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Nick Schwarmann and His Chip Leading Castle
The second day of play here at Event #38 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Four-Handed) is set to begin shortly, with 64 players returning from the initial field of 566, and after yesterday's exciting shorthanded action today should provide plenty of fireworks.
Returning as the chip leader is Nick Schwarmann, a national tournament circuit grinder who celebrated his birthday yesterday by giving himself the gift of a 193,500 stack. Schwarmann went on a serious heater midway through day, moving from 100,000 to 150,000 chips in just a few hands, and with his overwhelming chip lead he is definitely a threat to post wire-to-wire performances.
John Hennigan (68,400), John Juanda (67,200), Jon Turner (58,600), Faraz Jaka (31,200), and Maria Ho (24,900) are just a few of the notable names who bagged and tagged last night, and today every four-handed table will be home to a dangerous pro or two.
Check out the PokerNews daily update video to get ready for the action, and then keep it here for continuous live coverage of the World Series of Poker's showcase for shorthanded play.
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tabled against Maxine Conte's 
, with the short-stacked Young all in, and the dealer prepared to burn and turn.
turn Young's position was solidified, and the 
river was a blank for Conte.
board where Craig McCorkell had checked from the small blind and Stevenson had bet 3,500 from the big blind. McCorkell called and the dealer completed the board with the [
.