Dewey Tomko, ye formidable poker foe of old, was on the button. Realizing he had the advantage of position, he strategically raised 3,000. Not too be bullied, Van Marcus, defender of the big blind, reraised to 10,000. Not one to back down from a gentleman's duel, Tomko made the call.
Spectators watched in bedazzlement as the flop came down . Marcus, much like the former emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius, courageously took the fight to his opponent with a bet of 11,000. Tomko, who had more chips than Marcus, valiantly stared down his opponent and uttered the most dreaded words in poker, "All in."
It was at this point Marcus realized he was up against a true legend. Tomko, who has had such success in past Main Events, was to be the victor this day. Marcus admitted defeat and honorably laid down his hand. In the process, he kept 17,000 in reserve while Tomko bolstered his stack to 65,000.
Michael Mizrachi just busted a player with the on a board of . The all-in player had pocket tens. We're not sure when the money went in, but we are sure that Mizrachi is now up to 200,000 in chips.
The cutoff seat raised to 2,800 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko flatted on the button. The flop came down and the preflop raiser checked. Timoshenko bet 4,400 and the cutoff seat called.
The turn brought the and the cutoff checked again. Timoshenko bet 6,400 and then his opponent raised to 13,500. Timoshenko tanked for a minute, but ended up folding his hand and slipping back to 251,000 in chips.
Martijn Schirp opened with a raise to 2,600 from late position, and it folded around to the big blind who checked his cards, gathered his chips, and reraised all in for 16,700 total.
Schirp peered over to see how much it would take to call, then quickly did so. Schirp turned over and his opponent .
The board came , and another player has been eliminated here with about a half-hour left in Day 2a. Schirp adds more to his stack, pushing up to 297,000 after that hand.
Heather Sue Mercer hasn't had many chips all day, but when she picked up queens, she found herself in the position to eliminate a player with even fewer. He was all in with , and she called with . The flop didn't help her opponent, and he was drawing dead with the on the turn. ESPN's cameras crowded around, and one of the other players dropped a few f-bombs in the background. "There goes your tv time," someone said to Mercer's victim. He tried to salvage it, however, with a handshake and a smile for Mercer. After his graceful exit, Mercer is up to 42,000.
There was about 7,000 in the pot with a flop reading when the small blind bet 5,000. David Grey was the only other player in the hand and he seemed perplexed by the bet. He thought about it before tossing his cards into the mucking, accidently flipping over .
Antonio Esfandiari was all in for 26,500 preflop holding , and he was racing for double or nothing against an opponent with .
Things were not so good for The Magician on the flop, but he smoke-and-mirrored an on the turn to pull him into a big lead. The river was safe and sound, and Esfandiari has pulled in a double up to 55,000.
Chris Moneymaker just had an opponent all in before the flop, with Moneymaker holding to his opponent's .
The flop came , putting Moneymaker behind. The turn was the , giving Moneymaker's opponent a full house.
"Ace!" yelled a Moneymaker fan from the rail as the river was dealt. The table chuckled in response. "Ace doesn't do much good," said Moneymaker with a weary grin at the too-little-too-late show of support as the meaningless fell.
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board, leaving Williams with only 42,000 in chips.
on a board of 
. The all-in player had pocket tens. We're not sure when the money went in, but we are sure that Mizrachi is now up to 200,000 in chips.
and the preflop raiser checked. Timoshenko bet 4,400 and the cutoff seat called.
and the cutoff checked again. Timoshenko bet 6,400 and then his opponent raised to 13,500. Timoshenko tanked for a minute, but ended up folding his hand and slipping back to 251,000 in chips.
and both players checked. They also checked the 
on the river.
and his opponent 
. The 
on the turn. ESPN's cameras crowded around, and one of the other players dropped a few f-bombs in the background. "There goes your tv time," someone said to Mercer's victim. He tried to salvage it, however, with a handshake and a smile for Mercer. After his graceful exit, Mercer is up to 42,000.
when the small blind bet 5,000. David Grey was the only other player in the hand and he seemed perplexed by the bet. He thought about it before tossing his cards into the mucking, accidently flipping over 
.
river was safe and sound, and Esfandiari has pulled in a double up to 55,000.
