Frank Rusnak opened to 3,600, before Sam Panzica raised to 6,500. Andrew Rudnik also got involved, opting to move all in for 24,200 in chips. Rusnak quickly folded, as Panzica asked for a count, before making the call.
Panzica:
Rudnik:
The board ran out to see Rudnik’s pair hold the whole way, as he moves up to 55,000 in chips.
The action started with Age Spets opening to 1,800. David Vamplew and Tom McCormick made the call, as Michael Lipman went into the tank. With only 4,000 chips behind, he finally decided to just call, as the four saw the flop come
It checked around to McCormick, who threw in a bet of 3,900. Lipman again thought about his decision for over a minute, before opting to call off his remaining chips. Spets was next to act, and he took his time, before moving all in for approximately 22,000 in chips.
“Protection for ya,” said McCormick to Lipman, as Vamplew got out of the way.
Lipman got out of his seat, as he waited for the action to be complete. McCormick ended up folding, as Spets rolled over for top pair. Lipman confidently tabled his for an up-and-down straight draw, as both players waited for the dealer.
“Three! Three! Three!” pleaded Lipman, as the dealer rolled over the on the turn. “Eight,” he cried, but the river would be no help, with the giving him a lesser pair, as he was sent to the rail.
Andrew Hills got his short stack all in with preflop. His opponent Mario Masciotro made the call with . Hills would need help to stay alive.
The flop gave reason for Hills to head for the hills as it came . The turn however started to bring him back to his seat as he had a small sweat with the to pair. He would need a jack or king to remain seated.
The river was paint but unfortunately the and not what Hills was looking for. Hills fled away and Masciotro moved his stack up to over 92,000.
We are underway in the Ante Only Event. 71 players left and by the nights end they hope to get down to a final table or finish up ten levels. For now the Ante will be 600 and bring in will be 100.
Day 2 of the $1,500 Ante Only Event will be today at 1:00 pm PST. With that chip leader Chris Moorman will lead the field of 71 players in their goal to get to a final table. Moorman who has two cashes in the series will take his lead of 143,900 and try to turn it into a gold bracelet.
Play started yesterday as 678 players all competed in efforts to try to outlast each other to win the top prize of $201,399. With only 71 players surviving the day the players are already in the money. Everyone today will get at least $2,581. Another player who will be a threat today with 118,000 is Sam Panzica. Other players to compete against Moorman are Allen Cunningham, Aaron Massey, Blair Hinkle, David Vamplew, Frank Rusnak, and Carter King. Others will try their luck as the players complete 10 more levels.
Stay tuned all day on PokerNews to see live updates for Day 2 action of Event 45 $1,500 Ante Only. While waiting for the tournament to begin make sure to check out Lynn Gilmartin’s update on yesterday’s winners and other tournament action.
to see Rudnik’s pair hold the whole way, as he moves up to 55,000 in chips.
for top pair. Lipman confidently tabled his 
for an up-and-down straight draw, as both players waited for the dealer.
on the turn. “Eight,” he cried, but the river would be no help, with the 
giving him a lesser pair, as he was sent to the rail.
. Hills would need help to stay alive.
. The turn however started to bring him back to his seat as he had a small sweat with the 
to pair. He would need a jack or king to remain seated.
, as Panzica’s ace-high was good enough to take down the pot, sending Hesse to the rail.
