$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 10 Recap
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 400/800
Players Left: 89 of 480
Chip Leaders:
Daniel Negreanu - 50,000
Daniel Makowsky - 49,200
Eric Buchman - 42,000
Ylon Schwartz - 37,500
Ayaz Mahmood - 37,500
Hien Tran - 34,000
Alon Croitoru - 33,700
Casey McCarrell - 31,600
Brendan Taylor - 30,300
Ardell Willis - 30,000
Average Stack: 21,500
Eliminations:
Babak Razi
Vivek Rajkumar
Big Hands and Storylines:
The Table of Death Breaks
For the first two hours, Table 47 over in the blue section contained by far the most talent in the room. Daniel Negreanu, Shannon Shorr, John Phan, J.C. Tran, and Mike Schneider made up the table of death. Fortunately for them (and even more fortunately for their tablemates) the table was just broken and the group was scattered amongst the rest of the tournament field.
What Does It Mean?
Before the table broke, however, Daniel Negreanu was doing some hard-hitting journalistic work. Noticing Mike Schneider’s CardRunners accoutrement, Negreanu asked about the origins of the poker training site’s name, “What does it mean?” Schneider was befuddled and had no answer for Negreanu. Negreanu’s next question was just as difficult to answer, if only because it was a bit more rhetorical: “...do you guys run?”
Schneider Claims One
Unconcerned with the banter of Daniel Negreanu, Mike Schneider involved himself in a pot with Yue Huang. Huang raised from middle position and Schneider raised from the small blind. Huang called and the two saw a 9
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flop. Schneider bet and Huang called. Another bet-call ensued on the A turn. Schneider fired a third bullet on the river but Huang laid down his hand, deciding to pick a better spot. The hand took Schneider up to about 20,000, a respectable stack given his table draw.
Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, John Phan, J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Eric Buchman, Babak Razi, Ylon Schwartz, Casey McCarrell, Ardell Willis, Brendan Taylor, Shannon Shorr, Mike Schneider, Hien Tran, Vivek Rajkumar, Daniel Makowsky, Yue Huang
