Steve Levy was tanking at Table 384 after betting 8,400 on the river on a board of , only to see his opponent check-raise to 35,000. Deep in thought, Levy realized he was burning up clock that short stacks desperately needed to use to shove all in.
"Sorry, guys," he said. "You got a hand down there? You got pocket sevens?"
Levy tanked for another minute or so before slamming in a stack of calling chips. His opponent shook his head slightly before tabling for tens up, and Levy showed his for trips.
Joey Weissman got his last 70,000 or so all in preflop holding and was racing against the of Argentinean Leo Fernandez. It was a big flip for Weissman's tournament life, but he failed to improve as the board ran out all low cards.
Weissman took his leave just shy of Day 3 while Fernandez chipped up to 146,000.
From middle position, a player raised to 2,600. Haralabos Voulgaris called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Voulgaris checked, his opponent bet 5,500, and Voulgaris called.
On the turn, the landed, and Voulgaris checked. His opponent checked behind.
The river paired the board with the , and Voulgaris led with a bet of 10,600. His opponent mulled it over for a minute, then called.
Voulgaris tabled the to beat his opponent's and rake in the pot.
The player under the gun limped and it folded all of the way around the table to David "ODB" Baker on the button. He raised the action to 3,200 and both of the blinds released. The original limper called and the two were heads up to the flop.
The dealer fanned on the felt and Baker's opponent came out swinging for 4,500. Baker called and the dropped down on fourth street. Both players checked and did so again after the finished off the board. Baker's opponent showed for a pair of eights. Baker mucked his cards and watched as the pot was pushed to the opposite end of the table. Baker is now down to about 72,000 in chips.
We didn't catch the action, but Peter Neff was cutting out chips to double up an opponent who had for a backdoor flush on a board of . Neff's hand was already in the muck, but we heard a player at the table joking about how little equity Neff's opponent had on the flop. After Neff sent 68,800 to his right, he now sits with 384,000.
The tournament staff has just announced that the remaining players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging for the night. We're headed out to the field to capture any last-minute action and to compile a list of chip counts.
Stay tuned for those, as well as a full recap of the Day 2c action!
We didn't see the action, but Mike Halioua was all-in on a flop and the player to his immediate left was also all-in. There was already a substantial amount in the pot and the action was on John Patgorski. Calling would be for the majority of his stack, but he decided against it and showed . It was a great fold, as Halioua had . The person in the middle had and would be eliminated after the turn and river . Both Halioua and Patgorski will end the night with well above-average stacks barring any last minute collapses.
As the night nears its end, Paul Pierce is down under 50,000 after a recent pot. A player opened for a raise to 3,000 in middle position, and the hijack called, as did Pierce in the small blind. Pierce checked the flop. He called 6,000 after the third player folded. Pierce check-called 7,000 more on the turn, but snap-folded to a 6,000 bet on the river.
At another table, Brad Booth's seat was empty with an open seat card on the felt.
, only to see his opponent check-raise to 35,000. Deep in thought, Levy realized he was burning up clock that short stacks desperately needed to use to shove all in.
for tens up, and Levy showed his 
for trips.
and was racing against the 
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landed, and Voulgaris checked. His opponent checked behind.
, and Voulgaris led with a bet of 10,600. His opponent mulled it over for a minute, then called.
to beat his opponent's 
and rake in the pot.
on the felt and Baker's opponent came out swinging for 4,500. Baker called and the 
finished off the board. Baker's opponent showed 
for a pair of eights. Baker mucked his cards and watched as the pot was pushed to the opposite end of the table. Baker is now down to about 72,000 in chips.
. Neff's hand was already in the muck, but we heard a player at the table joking about how little equity Neff's opponent had on the flop. After Neff sent 68,800 to his right, he now sits with 384,000.
. The person in the middle had 
and would be eliminated after the turn 
and river 
. Both Halioua and Patgorski will end the night with well above-average stacks barring any last minute collapses.
with over 40,000 in the middle, Michael Aron bet 38,000. Gerard Pique jammed-all-in over the top and Aron called.
turn, but snap-folded to a 6,000 bet on the 
