Mike Watson caught our eye earlier when we saw that his chip stack had increased to 56,000. Well he got moved to a rather tough table where Jeff Lisandro, Tom Schneider, and Gavin Smith were residing, but it appears Watson was just fine with the change, as his stack has ballooned to a chip leading 98,000. More over, all three of the pros mentioned have seen their stacks shrink since Watson arrived.
Eli Elezra has had a successful afternoon thus far after beginning the day with less than 10,000 chips and in 81st position of the 88 players returning for Day 2.
Just now Elezra drew a to bust Joe Tehan, thus pushing his stack up over 60,000 and well above the average with just 54 players left.
Scott Seiver raised it from the cutoff, and Jon Turner called on the button. Seiver drew one card, while Turner took two, then Seiver fired out a bet. Turner called, and both players drew one card. Seiver check called a bet from Turner this time, and while Seiver drew a card, Turner stayed pat. Despite this, Seiver led right out into Turner, who had a confused look on his face. He eventually called, and Seiver announced "eight," and rolled over . Turner shook his head before mucking, and Seiver took down the pot to get to 68,000, while Turner dropped to 20,500.
The eliminations have been coming at a rapid pace all tournament long, and that hasn't changed today. We came into the day with 88 players, and we've already lost almost half of those, as 48 players remain. We are still three tables from the money, and at this rate, we expect the bubble to come right around the dinner break.
to bust Joe Tehan, thus pushing his stack up over 60,000 and well above the average with just 54 players left.
