Unfortunately, the action wasn't caught on her hand, but as the counts were being rounded up, Jackie Glazier lost an all-in pot against Darren Elias. Elias had tabled and was raking in the chips on a king-high board when Glazier was spotted leaving her seat.
With about 9,000 in the pot and the board reading Action was checked to Eddy Sabat on the button and he bet 3,000. Fabian Schmidt called in the big blind and another player folded in middle position.
The turn was the and Sabat bet 5,400. Schmidt check-raised all in and Sabat called for his remaining 11,700. Sabat tabled for a set of sevens and Schmidt showed for top pair. The river was the and Sabat got the double up and has made an incredible comeback from his short stack of just over three big blinds.
Eddy Sabat has five cashes already this series and is now going on his 6th. He has 32 cashes overall at the WSOP and 8 cashes on the WSOP circuit. Sabat hasn't won a ring or bracelet yet but someone with this much skill will eventually get it. It's only a matter of time for this 31 year old from Lancaster, California.
Welcome to Day 2 of Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em where Tommy Tran begins play as the chip leader with 187,100.
Tran leads a returning field of 308 players, and with 294 players set to get paid the money bubble is just fourteen players away. That will be the first order of business of the day. Akin Tuna is second in chips with 182,800. Rounding out the top three stacks is Luke Marsh from the United Kingdom with 178,300.
There were 1,956 entries on Day 1, generating a prize pool of $2,640,600. A min-cash for those surviving the bubble will be worth $2,248, with the eventual winner set to receive $428,423 along with a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Some of the notables still in the hunt include Kenny Hallaert, Ben Yu, Christian Harder,Dutch Boyd, John Racener, Darren Elias, and Brian Hastings.
Cards are in the air at 12 p.m. in the Pavilion black section with a scheduled 10 ½ levels of play. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 6.
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