Peter DeSantis continued to chip up today after cracking pocket kings.
He explained how he got his money in with ace-queen on a queen-high flop and was disappointed to see his opponent held pocket kings.
The turn bailed him out though, and he managed to find an ace from space to get the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Justin Fetes came in to the day with a short stack and flopped a pretty big hand on a board reading 
. He managed to get his stack in the middle with 
after flopping two pair from the big blind. Blake Napierala had a healthy stack and decided to call with 
, top pair with a ten kicker.
The board ran out quite pure for him as the 
came on the turn and the 
hit the river to counterfeit Fetes and send him to the rail.
Napierala has a pile of chips now, good for a top stack so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
119,800
|
119,800 |
|
Busted |
On a board reading 
, John McCauley led out for 9,000 and Jon Walker three-bet to 20,000. Vincent Palma moved all in for 87,100 and McCauley quickly folded. Walker thought about it for a moment and decided to call.
Palma: 
Walker: 
Walker tabled top two pair, while Palma revealed top pair with the nut flush draw.
The turn was the , giving Walker a flush draw now.
The river was the 
, making bigger two pair for Palma.
Walker started the day with a healthy stack but now finds himself with just two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
163,200
|
163,200 |
|
|
6,400
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Shuffle up and deal! Cards are in the air on Day 2 and the trophy is finally in play.
Four flights are over and everyone has their game faces on.
Levels will now increase to 40 minutes, with a break every three levels.
Good luck everyone!
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Four flights later, Jocelyn Hinz is Queen with 299,200 chips - topping a list of 92 players fighting for glory and a first place prize of $34,000!
Hinz was quiet during flight 1c but put on a clinic towards the end of the night to come out on top. Mike 'The Mayor' Rellinger led most of his flight and held on to bag 269,800 to sit second in chips among the field. Rounding out third is John Stempien who led the final flight after eliminating two players with just ace-queen high.
Notable players left in the field include Blake Napierala (220,200), Jerry Pokerwinski (206,900), Randy Pfeifer (175,200), Daniel Wagner (173,900), Art Demmerley (142,900), Maria Parlatore (142,100), Scott Aitchison (114,200), Ray Williiams (68,300), and Joe Ciffa (59,100).
Although there are many tough players remaining in the field, some of the ones who gave it a shot but didn't have a chance to bag include Andy Spears, Sean Bartlett, Peter Raimondi and Bruce Pace.
Day 2 begins at 11:00AM and blind levels are increasing to 40 minutes. Event 1 will play down to a winner tonight, with breaks every two levels.
Payouts are available for viewing under the 'Payouts' tab, and results will be posted as the day goes on.
Stay glued to PokerNews all day as we bring you live updates and crown a winner later tonight!
| Table 2 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | AKHLAGHI | AMIN | 153,000 |
| Seat 2 | WAGNER | DAN | 173,900 |
| Seat 3 | AZADPEYMA | OMID | 142,400 |
| Seat 4 | DEMMERLEY | ART | 142,900 |
| Seat 5 | WALL | MICHAEL | 65,100 |
| Seat 6 | SOLODIUK | STEVE | 125,600 |
| Seat 7 | |||
| Seat 8 | DOWNS | TERENCE | 39,400 |
| Seat 9 | THAN | APRIL | 81,000 |
| Seat 10 | GRANA | DAVE | 57,400 |
| Table 3 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | BARTOLOTTA | CAMERON | 95,500 |
| Seat 2 | ELIA | JOSEPH | 48,800 |
| Seat 3 | MCCAULEY | JOHN | 105,200 |
| Seat 4 | BOESEL | KEVIN | 89,000 |
| Seat 5 | WALKER | JON | 111,400 |
| Seat 6 | ZAKARIAN | VEERAB | 91,600 |
| Seat 7 | NAVAS JR | RODOLFO | 48,000 |
| Seat 8 | MANSOUR | MARIO | 70,900 |
| Seat 9 | PALMA | VINCE | 46,800 |
| Seat 10 | SHERMET | ELLIOT | 107,100 |
| Table 4 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | MONALDI | GREG | 58,000 |
| Seat 2 | BLASZCZAK | TED | 62,100 |
| Seat 3 | JOHNSTON | KEN | 62,000 |
| Seat 4 | FELICETTI | JEREMY | 46,800 |
| Seat 5 | KOZOH | KYLE | 102,600 |
| Seat 6 | GIRDLER | BRADLEY | 78,400 |
| Seat 7 | BELMONTE | MICHAEL | 69,500 |
| Seat 8 | |||
| Seat 9 | |||
| Seat 10 | TIGHE | PATRICK | 83,400 |
| Table 5 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | GIALLELLA | ANTHONY | 76,600 |
| Seat 2 | WILLIAMS | RAY | 68,300 |
| Seat 3 | CRYSTAL | MICHAEL | 86,900 |
| Seat 4 | POKERWINSKI | JERRY | 206,900 |
| Seat 5 | |||
| Seat 6 | KLEIN | JEFFREY | 138,300 |
| Seat 7 | CROAK | BRIAN | 151,900 |
| Seat 8 | RANDY | PFEIFER | 175,200 |
| Seat 9 | HOBRECKER | JEFF | 151,800 |
| Seat 10 | KAPLIN | LEO | 225,300 |
| Table 6 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | STEMPEIN | JOHN | 263,300 |
| Seat 2 | SMITH | MARC | 114,700 |
| Seat 3 | |||
| Seat 4 | PARLATORE | MARIA | 142,100 |
| Seat 5 | DANTUONO | MANDY | 71,500 |
| Seat 6 | YORK | JEFF | 41,600 |
| Seat 7 | GRACE | JOHN | 36,500 |
| Seat 8 | GAROFALO | JASON | 233,100 |
| Seat 9 | BAGYANSZKY | JOSEPH | 39,500 |
| Seat 10 | KELLEHER | MICHAEL | 51,100 |
| Table 7 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | RELLINGER | MICHAEL | 269,800 |
| Seat 2 | FITTING | ANDREW | 35,700 |
| Seat 3 | TORE | DANIEL | 20,300 |
| Seat 4 | |||
| Seat 5 | BROWNELL | ROBERT | 72,500 |
| Seat 6 | GADDI | CHRISTOPHER | 126,700 |
| Seat 7 | DESANTIS | PETER | 94,000 |
| Seat 8 | FORBES | ROBERT | 4,300 |
| Seat 9 | MCLEAN | PAUL | 198,000 |
| Seat 10 | LEONARDI | CAROL | 108,200 |
| Table 8 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | LINDSAY | JAMES | 67,800 |
| Seat 2 | ZAWACKI | JASON | 31,200 |
| Seat 3 | NAPIERALA | BLAKE | 220,200 |
| Seat 4 | BOURKEY | ROBERT | 104,600 |
| Seat 5 | BAUSCH | RICHARD | 52,100 |
| Seat 6 | HINZ | JOCELYN | 299,200 |
| Seat 7 | BRANDT | DERIK | 105,700 |
| Seat 8 | RASMUSSEN | PAULA | 40,200 |
| Seat 9 | FETES | JUSTIN | 39,300 |
| Seat 10 | FOSTER | ADAM | 139,100 |
| Table 9 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | |||
| Seat 2 | NABLO | JASON | 86,900 |
| Seat 3 | AITCHISON | SCOTT | 114,200 |
| Seat 4 | TESSMEE | RYAN | 109,700 |
| Seat 5 | SYLVESTER | LEE | 73,000 |
| Seat 6 | PALACKAN | VARUN | 73,800 |
| Seat 7 | MCLEAN | JOHN | 90,000 |
| Seat 8 | RANALETTI | ANDREW | 22,700 |
| Seat 9 | BORDINARO | BRIAN | 91,200 |
| Seat 10 | TOMASSI | LOUIE | 99,700 |
| Table 10 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | BUTSKI | PAUL | 25,300 |
| Seat 2 | BOYLE | SANDRA | 85,500 |
| Seat 3 | SESSUM | MAURICE | 117,500 |
| Seat 4 | BOWEN | BRIAN | 31,200 |
| Seat 5 | OLSHAN | DAVID | 92,800 |
| Seat 6 | ABRAHAM | JOHN | 114,000 |
| Seat 7 | SCHAUD | DEREK | 175,900 |
| Seat 8 | BLODGETT | WALT | 48,000 |
| Seat 9 | CIFFA | JOSEPH | 59,100 |
| Seat 10 |
| Table 11 | Name/Chip Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat 1 | OCONNER | GEOFFREY | 127,100 |
| Seat 2 | BRACKEN | DARRIN | 139,000 |
| Seat 3 | KERR | DON | 42,700 |
| Seat 4 | OLSHAN | AARON | 111,600 |
| Seat 5 | LATOUR | MICHAEL | 32,700 |
| Seat 6 | GUGINO | ANTHONY | 191,500 |
| Seat 7 | BONELLO | RYAN | 41,500 |
| Seat 8 | HANDLEY | JUSTIN | 35,900 |
| Seat 9 | OLSHAN | SHARMAN | 51,000 |
| Seat 10 | FINDLAY | ALAN | 109,700 |
$300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
