Jon Seaman has the biggest chip stack heading into Day 2.
Players have filed out of the Brasilia Room here at the Rio, and stacks have been bagged and tagged. Leading the 177 remaining players is Jon Seaman from Texas, Ariz. Seaman tallied 62,600, and he leads by just 400 over four-time bracelet winner David Chiu. Seaman's biggest career cash is for $10,080 when he won a 2-7 No Limit Triple Draw tournament at the L.A. Poker Classic.
Chiu has claimed two Limit Hold'em bracelets and one bracelet each in Stud and Omaha Hi/Lo, so adding a H.O.R.S.E. bracelet would be a fitting addition to his collection. He also finished second in this very event a year ago for $164,690.
Other notable stacks bagged include Jesse Sylvia (51,200), Andy Bloch (47,900), Jonathan Aguiar (39,000), Matt Waxman (38,100), David Bach (27,700) and Dan Kelly (23,200).
Play resumes at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Amazon Room, and we'll be back on the scene to bring you all the pertinent updates.
Tim Duckworth put enough in the pot preflop to get two short stacks all in.
Duckworth:
Seat 1:
Seat 3:
The board ran out . Duckworth was entitled to half of both the high and the low with jacks and eights with ace kicker, and the nut low, respectively. Unfortunately, the dealer swept all the chips into one pile, and the two short stacks weren't even in chips to start the hand. It took a few minutes to sort everything out, but Randy Ohel managed to direct the splitting of the pot until every player was paid out the correct amount.
According to Andy Bloch, Jason Mercier started with a queen up and made an eight-low, but the player in Seat 1 made both a seven-low and a straight to scoop Mercier and send him to the rail.
We found Jeff Lisandro all in for the last of his chips with against an opponent with . Lisandro's board after six cards: . He already had the low locked up since his opponent hadn't improved his deuces and had an eight-seven.
"One pair," Lisandro's opponent said after seeing his last card. Lisandro turned over another jack to scoop the pot.
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Daniel Negreanu completed with a , and the bring-in called with . Negreanu fired again after catching a against his opponent's . Negreanu started the table talk as his opponent contemplated.
"I'm betting everything I've got, buddy," he said, tossing all chips in the middle. "So, if you're got a set or something, just start raising.
"I'm not there yet. I'll let you know when I get there."
His opponent only called, however. Negreanu bet when he caught good again with on fifth, while his opponent was dealt .
"Are you there?" his opponent asked. Negreanu just shook his head, but his opponent folded.
"See," Negreanu said, turning over . "I wasn't there yet."
Three players were involved in a pot on sixth street with the following boards:
Seat One:
Jeff Madsen:
Seat Seven:
The player in seat one bet, Jeff Madsen raised and the player in seat seven reraised. The first player folded, and Madsen made it four bets. His opponent called. Madsen fired again after seventh and was called once more.
Madsen showed in the hole for a flush and a seven-low. His opponent had , so Madsen, who is sporting a pair of birthday balloons tied to a bag behind him, scooped the pot.
"Happy birthday," his opponent said to the now-28 year old.
David "ODB" Baker raised from an early position and was called by a player in middle position and the small blind.
The flop came . The small blind checked, Baker bet and only the middle position player called. Both players then checked through the and . Baker rolled over for jacks and tens, and his opponent mucked.
Baker, who took down the eight game event last year, is certainly a player we'll be keeping an eye on as the tournament progresses.
. Duckworth was entitled to half of both the high and the low with jacks and eights with ace kicker, and the nut low, respectively. Unfortunately, the dealer swept all the chips into one pile, and the two short stacks weren't even in chips to start the hand. It took a few minutes to sort everything out, but Randy Ohel managed to direct the splitting of the pot until every player was paid out the correct amount.
against an opponent with 
. He already had the low locked up since his opponent hadn't improved his deuces and had an eight-seven.
, and the bring-in called with 
. Negreanu fired again after catching a 
against his opponent's 
. Negreanu started the table talk as his opponent contemplated.
on fifth, while his opponent was dealt 
in the hole for a flush and a seven-low. His opponent had 
, so Madsen, who is sporting a pair of birthday balloons tied to a bag behind him, scooped the pot.
. The small blind checked, Baker bet and only the middle position player called. Both players then checked through the 
. Baker rolled over 
for jacks and tens, and his opponent mucked.
