02-25-2010 11:27 UTC-12

Adios, Atkinson

[user66118]

A preflop raising war broke out that left Bruce Atkinson all in and at risk against Gil Morgensztern. Neither player seemed particularly eager to table their cards, so there was about a 15-second standoff before the cards were flnally flipped up:

Atkinson: {J-Hearts}

Morgensztern: {Q-Hearts}

There wasn't much Atkinson could to about it, riding his shortening stack as far as he could. The dealer would provide no lifeline either, running out a board of {8-Diamonds}

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That's another player down, and we're sitting with 27 players left. When three more of them follow Atkinson's footprints to the payout desk, Day 2 will be history.

Tags: Bruce Atkinson Gil Morgensztern