Eric Lynch the First Man Paid
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Eric Lynch opened the pot with a 5,600-chip raise and Bob Oxenberg put him all in on the button. "Rizen" called.
Showdown
Lynch: 
Oxenberg: 
Board: 
There's no longer a "Rizen" in this tournament.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$877,500
Entries
650
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Bil the Bubble Boy
Well it was fun to watch at least.
After folding all the way around to under the gun, Bil Smith finally stuck his last 900 chips into the pot with 
. He was called in three places.
The flop came 
, and the three live players checked. On the 
turn, Michael Maher fired out a bet of 2,000, Chris Moore called, and Edward Brogdon folded out of the way.
The last card off was the 
, Maher moved all in, and Moore quickly called. Smith would need something special for his pair of queens to be good.
Both Maher and Moore turned over five-six for the nuts, though, and Smith has officially been eliminated on the bubble. He shook hands with his table and wished them all luck as he headed off to collect his wooden spoon.
"Congratulations, players, you are all now in the money," was the last thing he heard as he exited the room.
Potter Doubles Another One
David Cairns opened with a minimum raise to 3,200, and Jason Potter called from the cutoff seat before Julie Farkas reraised all in for 13,600 total. That folded Cairns, but Potter made the call to put Farkas to the test. She and her hole cards were up to the challenge:
Potter: 
Farkas:
It was another unfortunate confrontation for Potter, his second here early in Day 2. He lost the last one, and he'd lose this one too as the dealer ran out a board of 
. A full house is good, and Farkas had the better one, doubling her up close to 30,000.
Fireworks Set Kwaysser Alight
Under the gun, Valdemar Kwaysser made it 3,300 to play, and Joe Serock three-bet to 7,900 from the button. Kwaysser four-bet, Serock five-bet shoved for about 68,000 total, and Kwaysser called all in for 65,700 total to put a pot of more than 130,000 up for grabs.
Showdown
Kwaysser: 
Serock: 
There were a few surprised looks around the table, including Serock's nervous, wide-eyed gaze. The board ran out clean for him though: 
.
That's going to spell the end of Kwaysser in 65th place, and Serock's near-double pushes him all the way up over 140,000 in chips.
Another Shorty Double
Clark Hamagami raised to 3,500 before Steve "copy and paste" Chanthabouasy potted it up to 12,300. Hamagami moved all in, and his opponent called off his last few thousand chips to put himself in jeopardy.
Showdown
Hamagami: 
Chanthabouasy:
There was no funny stuff on a clean board of 
, and Chanthabouasy doubles his way up to about 33,000. Hamagami is still left with 52,000.
We still have 65 players left.
Coburn Gets it In
Under the gun, Jason Potter raised to 3,400, and Raymond Coburn moved all in for 13,700 from the hijack seat. Potter muttered, "Don't know if I can fold," and he called for about half his remaining stack. With that, the cards were on their backs:
Potter:
Coburn:
The board came 
, and Coburn has doubled his way up close to 30,000, sliding Potter down to 17,500.
Smith Sitting Still
Bil Smith has folded his first three hands of the day, and he's got 900 of his starting chips left. With no antes in play, he can theoretically fold all the way around until the big blind hits him again, and that appears to be what he intends to do.
We're on Hand #4 of the day and still two eliminations from the money.
"This could go a while," James Dempsey astutely noted as he stood up to wander around in between hands.
Smith Summoning the Short-Stack Gods
Bil Smith is seated directly in front of us on one of the Amazon Room's new featured tables, and he's come into the day as the shortest stack left. Just before the cards went into the air. Smith came over to tell us his game plan.
"You guys see this?" he asked, pointing at his chips. "I got two big blinds, and I'm in the big blind to start. This is going to be one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the World Series. I want you to remember this when they put that bracelet on my wrist!"
We've duly noted Smith's prophecy, and he's made it through the first hand without busting. Smith folded queen-deuce to a raise on the first hand of the day.
No players were eliminated, and everyone's on Hand #2 now.
Aaaaaand They're Off!
We're under way here on Day 2, and we're playing hand-for-hand to start things out. The money bubble lurks very near as we're just two knockouts away from hitting that magical number.
Here we go!
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0