We picked up the action preflop, where Braxton Dunaway raised to 7,200 in the hijack, and Craig Bergeron pushed all-in for 39,100. Dunaway called, showing , and Bergeron showed .
The board came , making a flush for Dunaway. He scooped in the pot of just over 40,000 to eliminate Bergeron.
Over at Table 441, Brian Combs of Belleville, Illinois got his stack all in preflop holding the and was up against the of Imari Love, who hails from Chicago Illinois.
Combs was drawing to live cards but the didn't provide him much. The same can't be said of the turn, which was a great card for Combs as it delivered him an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Heck, he could even win with either a queen or jack on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . It was a big brick for Combs, who quickly collected his things and made his way to the payout desk.
Shortly after doubling through Adam “Roothlus” Levy, Brandon Hall gave some of his chips to John Cline.
It happened when Michael Souza opened for 3,000 from early position and Cline moved all in for 13,900. Hall asked for a count from the button before moving all in over the top, which drove Souza from the hand.
Hall:
Cline:
Hall was well out in front, but not after the flop came down . Cline, who had flopped trips, clapped his hands together and sat back down in his chair.
"It's not over yet," another player at the table said. While that was true as Hall could still win with a jack, the turn and river both proved safe for Cline.
In one of the first hands of the day Adam “Roothlus” Levy was crippled after losing a race. It appeared to be an al-in preflop confrontation, though we must admit we didn't arrive to the river.
Levy, who was on the button, held the while Brandon Hall was holding the with a board reading . Hall tripped up and Levy was left with just 3,000 in chips.
The remaining 148 players are in there seats and tournament director Chris Spears has instructed the dealers to blend them and send them. That means cards are in the air and action is back underway in the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em!
Today, 148 players will get back into the action at 1 p.m. PST in the purple section of the Amazon Room to contend for a spot at the final table. Eric Baldwin, a 2009 World Series of Poker bracelet winner, is today's chip leader.
Those racing Baldwin for the bracelet and the $305,952 first-place prize include Adam Geyer (118,200), Annette Obrestad (98,000) and Nick Abourisk (87,000). All three players aggressively accumulated chips in the later levels of last night, and Day 2 is expected to pick up the action at the same speed.
Other notables still in the game include Sean Small, Jason Koon, David Peters, Ari Engel, Matthew Waxman, Brent Hanks and Paul Wasika.
PokerNews will be here sweating the action all day, bringing you live hand-by-hand coverage and chip counts, so stay tuned for those.
Here's a look at the top ten chip counts at the start of Day 2:
, and Bergeron showed 
.
, making a flush for Dunaway. He scooped in the pot of just over 40,000 to eliminate Bergeron.
of Imari Love, who hails from Chicago Illinois.
didn't provide him much. The same can't be said of the 
turn, which was a great card for Combs as it delivered him an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Heck, he could even win with either a queen or jack on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the 
turn and 
river both proved safe for Cline.
while Brandon Hall was holding the 
with a board reading 
. Hall tripped up and Levy was left with just 3,000 in chips.
