After being crippled, Charles Harder moved all in for his last 21,000 and Matt Alexander called from the cutoff.
Harder: 
Alexander: 
Harder needed some help, but it never came as the board ran out 
. Harder was eliminated in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Day 1b chip leader Derek McMaster opened for 53,000 under the gun and received a call. Tyler Holbrook then called, and did the big blind, and four players took a flop of 
. The big blind checked, McMaster continued for 120,000, and after the in-between player folded, Holbrook called.
The big blind folded and it was heads-up action to the turn. McMaster shipped, and Holbrook snap-called off for 380,000.
McMaster: 
Holbrook:
Both players held a pair of kings, but McMaster held the better kicker. That said, Holbrook had a club draw. Unfortunately for him, it didn't come in as a 
blanked on the river. Holbrook exited in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
After Phil Bujorian was eliminated from the tournament in 27th place, Michael Campbell followed him out the door in 26th.
Campbell fell after getting his short stack all in preflop against Kyle Wagner.
Wagner: 
Campbell: 
The 
flop was dry for Campbell, but the turn at least delivered him a flush draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
. Campbell missed and made his way to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Ben Keeline |
| 9 | 2 | Tyler Holbrook |
| 9 | 3 | Sammy Aweida |
| 9 | 4 | Ross Reichert |
| 9 | 5 | Michael Sanders |
| 9 | 6 | Paul Hoch |
| 9 | 7 | Derek McMaster |
| 9 | 8 | David Warga |
| 9 | 9 | Sylvain Cote |
| 11 | 1 | Joe Huang |
| 11 | 2 | Julian Levy |
| 11 | 3 | Dave Kohnke |
| 11 | 4 | Corey Zedo |
| 11 | 5 | George Clarke |
| 11 | 6 | William Givens |
| 11 | 7 | Don Angstead |
| 11 | 8 | Cuong Van Nguyen |
| 11 | 9 | James Wilson |
| 12 | 1 | Josh Connett |
| 12 | 2 | Michael Campbell |
| 12 | 3 | Charles Harder |
| 12 | 4 | Phil Bujorian |
| 12 | 5 | Matt Alexander |
| 12 | 6 | Phanora Prom |
| 12 | 7 | Aaron Thomas |
| 12 | 8 | David Gutfreund |
| 12 | 9 | Kyle Wagner |
A slew of eliminations has left the field with just 27 players, which means it's time for the three-table redraw. Stay tuned for the new table lineups.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Bobby Sanoubane, who won the $360 MSPT Regional here at Golden Gates last week, began Day 2 as the chip leader among the returning 87 players. His run just came to an end.
Sanoubane, who fired four bullets into this tournament, open-shipped from early position for 185,000 and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Warga moved all in over the top for 260,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Sanoubane discovered the bad news.
Sanoubane: 
Warga: 
Both players paired up on the 
flop, but of course Warga's kings kept him in the lead. Neither the 
turn nor river helped Sanoubane, and he made his way to the payout desk in 32nd place to collect $2,474.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
George Clarke got his stack of 224,000 all in preflop and found himself at risk against Michael Campbell.
Campbell: 
Clarke: 
It was a flip, and Clarke was just looking to hold to notch the double. That's exactly what happened as the board ran out 
.
Meanwhile, Chris Maxwell was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
110,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
820,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
600,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
500,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
400,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
200,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
|
160,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
600,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
525,000
347,000
|
347,000 |
|
490,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
450,000
253,500
|
253,500 |
|
|
350,000 | |
|
|
300,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
260,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
255,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
