Day Two In The Bag!
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Following an action packed day of poker, Day 2 of Event #30: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship has come to a close.
Beginning the day with 64 players, Phil Ivey, Steve Gross, Brock Parker, Terrence Chan, Emil Patel and Gabe Kaplan were just a handful of players that fell short of the money.
The day's second round match-ups flew by at an even quicker pace with quick paced and saw Maxim Lykov, Antonio Esfandiari, Kevin Saul, Sorel Mizzi, Scott Clements and David Williams all exit $17,987 richer. During the third round of play Gavin Smith, Phil Gordon, Bertrand Grospellier, Alexander Kravchenko and Vivek Rajkumar were unluckily knocked out to leave just a final eight.
These eight players will return tomorrow with a guaranteed $92,580 payday, but the figure on everyone's mind will be the $625,682 first prize, along with the coveted gold bracelet and title of champion. Here are the quarter final match-ups:
Jason Somerville vs. Kido Pham
Faraz Jaka vs. Ayaz Mahmood
Alexander Kostritsyn vs. Ludovic Lacay
Ernst Schmejkal vs. Vanessa Rousso
None of the remaining eight players cashed in this event last year. None of the cashers last year were women, either, but Vanessa Rousso may be the betting favorite heading into tomorrow's final day. She's already got a second-place finish at the 2009 NBC Heads-Up Championship on her stat sheet, and a win tomorrow would cement her status as an elite heads-up player.
Throw in the fact that none of the final eight players have a bracelet, not only will this be a great day three, but also a memorable one for just one these lucky players.
Make sure to join PokerNews tomorrow from 3:00 pm PST where we will be providing continuous live updates of all the action from the final eight to last one in Event #30!