Hour Two
Jun 17, '07
Leader Board
Seat one: Evan Schwartz - $2,170,000
Seat two: Justin Rollo - $850,000
Seat four: Adam Ross - $270,000
Seat five: Ben Ponzio - $650,000
Seat six: Danny Noam - $830,000
Seat seven: David Hewitt - $375,000
Seat nine: Travis Rice - $1,360,000
Price of Poker Increases
Action continued along seven handed uneventfully for the next dozen or so hands. The blinds were then kicked up again to $30,000-$60,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Adam Ross Eliminated in Seventh Place ($61,878)
Adam Ross pushed all in and Travis Rice made the call. Rice flipped over K
10
. Ross showed down A
7. The board was rolled out K 10 3 3 2 and Ross was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $61,878 in prize money.
The Big Three
With action down to six handed, three players held the lions share of the chips. The table had been divided into the haves, and have not's. Rice , Justin Rollo, and Evan Schwartz represented the big three and they were all seated right next to each other.
Triples Alley
David Hewitt moved all in preflop and both Danny Noam and Justin Rollo made the call. The two live payers then check down a board of 6 5 4 10 8. Hewitt flipped up A
7 to take down the pot. Neither Noam (Q J) or Rollo (A 8) showed down enough strength to beat him out of the pot.
Danny Noam Eliminated in Sixth Place ($82,504)
Danny Noam was all in preflop with pocket eights against the As 10s that Schwartz held. The board was dealt Q 10 5 4 4 and Schwartz won the pot with tens up. Noam was eliminated in sixth place, and took home $82,504 in prize money.
Revised Leader Board
Seat one: Evan Schwartz - $1,240,000
Seat two: Justin Rollo - $1,350,000
Seat five: Ben Ponzio - $1,750,000
Seat seven: David Hewitt - $600,000
Seat nine: Travis Rice - 1$,540,000
Ground Rollo Double
Justin Rollo raised from the cut off and Rice reraised from the big blind. Rollo moved all in and Rice calls with pocket jacks. Rollo rolled over K Q. The board was rolled out A 10 4 Q 7 and Rollo paired up his queen. He doubled up through Rice on the hand.
Travis Rice Eliminated in Fifth Place ($111,970)
Travis Rice was all in on the short stack with 8 7, against the A 7 of David Hewitt. The board hit the table Q 10 3 7 5, and Hewitt took down the pot with his ace kicker. Rice was eliminated in fifth place. He took home $111,970 in prize money. The chip leader at the beginning of the day has fallen.
Player Tags: Danny Noam, Ben Ponzio, Evan Schwartz, Adam Ross, David Hewitt, Travis Rice, Justin Rollo
Danny Noam Eliminated in Sixth Place ($82,504)
Jun 17, '07
Danny Noam was all in preflop with pocket eights against the A 10 that Evan Schwartz held. The board was dealt Q 10 5 4 4 and Schwartz won the pot with tens up. Noam was eliminated in sixth place, and took home $82,504 in prize money.
Player Tags: Danny Noam, Evan Schwartz
Danny Noam was short stacked and all in holding K-J against Q-J and J-9. A nine on the board was bad news for Noam and he is officially eliminated on the bubble. 
The new and current chip leader is Danny "No Waiting" Noam, who has been paid off handsomely twice today with top set.