Hoyt Corkins opened for a raise and Patrick Curzio made the call from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Curzio bet 3,700. Corkins made the call and the river was the . Curzio checked, Corkins fired 10,000, and Curzio folded.
Ari Engel raised to 2,600 and then reluctantly called the all in of Derek Gregory with the words "I have a bad hand." It was suited though as he turned over the and Gregory took away his flush outs with . The baord ran out and Gregory doubled.
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em. On Day 1 the tournament saw 1,841 entries reduced to just 144 by day’s end.
Jonathan Bodden was the overnight chip leader, stacked at 143,000. Loren Klein was close behind with 122,800 and Lily Kiletto (100,000) also ended Day 1 at six figures . Other notables that finished Day 1 with chips were Ari Engel (98,700), Hoyt Corkins (69,500) and Max Pescatori (41,200).
This event reached the money late in play of Day 1, so those busting on Day 2 know that they will be taking home some money for their efforts. Here on Day 2, there will be 10 levels of play and we expect the field to be close to a final table by the close of action.
PokerNews' Live Reporting Team will be on hand to bring you Day 2 action starting at 1 p.m. local time, so stay tuned as we find out together who makes the final day of Event #45.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Curzio bet 3,700. Corkins made the call and the river was the 
. Curzio checked, Corkins fired 10,000, and Curzio folded.
and Gregory took away his flush outs with 
. The baord ran out 
and Gregory doubled.
