In an unknown hand at another table, Jonathan Therme was eliminated by Thomas Hall who is on a massive heater and now owns the second biggest stack in the room.
We heard Dana Castaneda announce a call and watched her table , before she stood and walked away from the table.
Matt Weber had moved all in for his big stack, and with he was put in an unenviable position after Castaneda snapped him off.
"Give me a sweat at least," pleaded Weber, knowing he would need a miracle overcome the pocket rockets.
When the flop came , Weber got his wish, and he was now drawing to a ten, but the turn () and river () left him lacking.
Castaneda circled the table the whole time, unable to look at the board cards being delivered. When the hand was won, she exhaled in relief, saying "I just don't want to go home." With her huge stack late on Day 2, she most likely won't be going home until tomorrow at the very latest.
The last of Gabriel Nassif's chips were put at risk when the Frenchman found the , but Marcus Aurelius got it in with to put him at risk.
The flop spelled doom for Nassif, coming , and when the turn () and river () failed to deliver a saving ace, he was eliminated in 23rd place. Nassif earned $12,999 for his finish here in this event.
The end of Marcus Aurelius imperial reign over this event occurred when he flopped an ace holding . Unfortunately for Aurelius, the flop of hit Barry Hutter even harder, as he held the , and when Aurelius moved all in on the turn for more than 400,000, Hutter snap-called with his trip eights.
Turn:
River:
Fourth and fifth street failed to deliver Aurelius the ace he needed to survive, and he was eliminated in 19th place, earning $12,999 for his efforts.
With the Final Table of Event #53 Being Held Nearby, the Remaining 18 Players Can See the Finish Line
After a flurry of bustouts saw nine players hit the rail in just over thirty minutes, the final 18 players have hit the brakes, perhaps sensing that they are on the verge of reaching the final table at the World Series of Poker.
With raucous cheers being let loose from the brightly lit Mothership stage, each on signalling the success or failure of the final tablists playing in Event #53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, those remaining in Event #54 are beginning to envision themselves under the same spotlight.
There are just 46 minutes left to play in the evening, and as the rapid fire declarations of "all in... and a call!" have been curtailed for the time being, there is a good chance the race to the final table will carry over into Day 3 tomorrow.
Day 2 of Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em has finally come to a close and there was plenty of action to report for the day. Matt Weber rose to the top of the chip counts only to fall short of the final three tables which is very similar to what happened to Matt Salsberg who also rose to the top of the chip counts and was eliminated just after dinner break. Three women took their shot and made it within the final two tables. Two women, Dana Castaneda and Molissa Farber, still remain and are both looking for a World Series of Poker bracelet to add to their collection of jewelry.
The day started rather stagnant but we lost plenty of pros and unknowns alike, while others climbed the leaderboard and started to make a name for themselves here on Day 2 of the tournament. Towards the beginning of the day Erik Seidel, J.C. Tran, Kathy Liebert, and Russel Crane were all eliminated. As the day progressed we saw more and more familiar faces fall such as Matt Salsberg, Amanda Musumeci, Warwick Mirzikinian, Jesse Sylvia, and Gabriel Nassif.
Hutter was one of the main benefactors from Weber's explosion and he will come into Day 3 as the chip leader of the final 14 players. Behind him looking for gold are Joseph Wertz and Michael Zucchet who finished second and third in the chip counts. We'll be around all day tomorrow with updates as we go from 14 players down to one here in Event #54. Be sure to stay tuned into PokerNews.com all day for all the updates.
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, before she stood and walked away from the table.
he was put in an unenviable position after Castaneda snapped him off.
, Weber got his wish, and he was now drawing to a ten, but the turn (
) and river (
) left him lacking.
, but Marcus Aurelius got it in with 
to put him at risk.
, and when the turn (
) and river (
) failed to deliver a saving ace, he was eliminated in 23rd place. Nassif earned $12,999 for his finish here in this event.
. Unfortunately for Aurelius, the flop of 
hit Barry Hutter even harder, as he held the 
against Michael Zucchet's 
