We noticed Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton was no longer seated at one of the outer tables, which led us to believe that he had been eliminated from the tournament. Sure enough, a quick check with some of the players confirmed that he had fallen in the latter half of Level 6.
According to one of the players, Sexton raised from middle position with and the player in the big blind defended with . The flop gave both players a little something, and before long Sexton's chips were in the middle. Another on the turn gave the big blind a full house, and a on the river officially put an end to Sexton's 2014 WSOP.
Martin Jacobson is a regular on the European Poker Tour, finishing second (twice) and fourth in EPT Main Events in 2010 and 2011 alone. Last year, the Swede reached the final table of the One Drop High Roller, finishing in sixth for $807,427, and altogether he has over $4.8 million in career live tournament earnings.
Jacobson entered Day 2a as the chip leader in this contained area of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, but he doesn't seem to be getting out of line or playing like a maniac. After all, since 2007, Day 1 chip leaders haven't had the greatest success:
In a recent orbit at his table, we witnessed the Swede's patience.
Hand #1: Jacobson started the orbit with 244,800 chips and the button, and the action folded to him. He raised to 1,400, and received no callers.
Hand #2: The action folded to Jacobson, who folded as well.
Hands #3-6: There were no opens or limps in front of Jacobson, and he chose to fold four more times.
Hand #7: Jacobson was the first player to act, and he raised to 1,500. Two players called - one in the cutoff and another out of the big blind - and the flop fell . The player in the big blind checked, Jacobson bet 2,500, and only the player in the cutoff called. The turn was the , Jacobson checked, and his opponent fired out 4,000. Jacobson folded.
Hand #8: The action folded to the player on Jacobson's right, and he raised to 1,500 out of the small. Jacobson called, then folded to a bet on a flop of .
Hand #9: Jacobson raised to 1,800 out of the small blind, and David Gorr surrendered his big blind.
In the end, Jacobson had 240,275 chips, a little less than eight big blinds short of what he started the orbit with.
According to their respective Twitter accounts, 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaders Brandon Shack-Harris (752.00) and George Danzer (745.20) have been eliminated.
Google Translate tells us that Danzer's tweet has something to do with "buffing," and that he's "somehow relieved."
Busting shy of the money, neither player will be able to add to their point total in Las Vegas. There is, of course, the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific in Melbourne, Australia, which kicks off on Oct. 2. The series, which features 10 bracelet events, culminated with the AU$10,000 Main Event on Oct. 13, and the AU$25,000 High Roller on Oct. 15.
Here is the current POY leader board:
Rank
Player
Points
1
Brandon Shack-Harris
752.00
2
George Danzer
745.20
3
John Hennigan*
557.88
4
Daniel Negreanu*
519.08
5
Daniel Colman*
452.40
6
Justin Bonomo*
449.63
7
Richard Ashby
413.55
8
Brock Parker
406.25
9
Calvin Anderson
398.20
10
JC Tran*
374.10
*Denotes that player is still in the Main Event
Table courtesy of the World Series of Poker