Keven "Stammdogg" Stammen just got a double up when he hit a king all in with 
against a player holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
41,700
|
41,700 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
229,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
137,500
58,300
|
58,300 |
|
127,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
101,300
-8,700
|
-8,700 |
|
99,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
82,500
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
65,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
43,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
24,700
-23,300
|
-23,300 |
Jorn Walthaus was the second player to get knocked out during last year's final day of the summer, as he finished in 26th place in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. The Dutchman's back for more this year and he just won a big pot without showdown.
The player on the button raised to 2,100 and Walthaus three-bet from the big blind to 5,800. The button called and the flop brought out 
, on which Walthaus bet 6,700.
Walthaus' opponent raised it up to 13,400 and the Dutchman responded by shoving all in for an additional 30,400.
The button tanked for quite a while and eventually he let his hand go. Walthaus raked in the chips and he's now sitting on a comfortable stack midway through Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
10,975
|
10,975 |
Ole Schemion opened for 1,600 and got two callers in Oliver Greer and big blind Steven Goldberg. They saw a flop of 
and checked it round. The turn was the 
and Schemion bet 3,100. Just Greer made the call and they went to the river card .
Schemion bet 6,600 and was quickly called but when he announced “Queen.” and turned over 
his opponent said, “You’re good.”
Schemion’s constant involvement in pots had paid off again when he does actually make a hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Only 20 tables or so remain in the Pavilion:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
223,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
||
|
172,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
150,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
146,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
140,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
135,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
103,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
|
78,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
73,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
||
|
72,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
43,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
40,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
||
|
28,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
22,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
22,000
-31,400
|
-31,400 |
|
21,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
17,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
13,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger and an opponent checked to a third player, who tossed out 2,400 on a flop of 
. Only Lichtenberger called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Lichtenberger immediately bet 4,000, the player called, and Lichtenberger revealed 
for a pair of jacks.
His opponent checked his cards one last time, then tossed them into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
||
|
162,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
|
140,000
50,600
|
50,600 |
|
|
||
|
126,000
84,300
|
84,300 |
|
65,000 | |
|
54,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
43,000
-10,625
|
-10,625 |
|
32,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
31,000
7,450
|
7,450 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
29,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
18,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
It was folded to Ryan Riess in the cutoff and he opened to 1,700. The player in the big blind was the only one to look him up. The flop came 
and the player in the big blind checked to Riess who bet 1,700 and was called. Both players would check the turn.
The river was the 
and Riess's opponent threw out two T1,000 chips for a bet of 2,000. Riess quickly called.
"One pair," said Reiss' opponent, not wanting to reveal his hand. The 2013 Main Event winner waited and eventually was shown 
. Reiss turned over 
for a pair of jacks to take down the pot. Riess started the day with 70,225 in chips and has been taking a slow and steady approach today, avoiding the big pots and picking up the small ones.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
97,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
PokerNews caught up with Jim McManus, author of the poker classic Positively Fifth Street, on the second break of Day 2a. McManus talks about grinding the short-stack, the possibility of a new book, and his thoughts on the Daniel Colman One Drop fiasco.
Prior to the break, Sheddy Siddiqui opened to 1,500 from under the gun, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Pete "The Greek" Vilandos three-bet to 4,500 out of the small blind, and Siddiqui four-bet to 10,500. Vilandos moved all in for 28,000, and Siddiqui snap-called.
Siddiqui: 
Vilandos: 
The aces held as the board rolled out 
, and Vilandos hit the rail.
Siddiqui is up to 94,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |
