Day 2 has come to a close. There are 569 players remaining on 64 tables. Hand for hand play will begin when the players return tomorrow, as we are still 9 places away from the money. The blinds will be $1000-$2000 with a $300 ante. Click the chip counts tab for an end of the night chip count for notable players and big stacks.
Play will resume tomorrow at 12 p.m. Pacific time. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for the road to the final table.
Mon Jul 11 01:00:00 PDT 2005
569 Survivors?
The tournament clock shows 569 players who survived Day Two. If that number is accurate, then that means there are only nine people left who will play tomorrow and go home with nothing. For the shortest stacks in the field, it might be a restless night, with $12,500 at stake between 561st place and 560th place.
The average chip stack at this point should be roughly $98,750.
Mon Jul 11 00:50:00 PDT 2005
End of the Day
The day comes to an end before we ever slow down for the bubble. Play will begin tomorrow in a hand-for-hand situation at 12:00 noon. The players are now counting, bagging, and tagging their chips.
For those who are still confused, and haven't checked out our "Commentary" section, there will NOT be an off day on Thursday. Wednesday will be the last day at the Rio, and Thursday will be the first day at Binion's.
Mon Jul 11 00:45:00 PDT 2005
Field Update
Latest Announcement: 574 players remaining, with five minutes left until the end of the day. It looks like we'll be starting tomorrow with a hand-for-hand situation.
Mon Jul 11 00:40:00 PDT 2005
Chip Reese Eliminated
Chip Reese had 8-8 and John Lane had 9-9. The flop made Lane a set of nines, but also gave Reese an open ended straight draw and a flush draw. Lane had a set of nines. All of the money got in on the flop. The turn made Reese his flush. But the river gave Lane a full boat. Lane had Reese covered, and Chip Reese is eliminated just out of the money.
Mon Jul 11 00:38:00 PDT 2005
Field Update
There are now 576 players remaining at 64 tables. There are 13 minutes left until the end of the day.
Mon Jul 11 00:30:00 PDT 2005
Field Update
Most recent announcement: 585 players left at 65 tables. There are 20 minutes left before the end of the day.
Mon Jul 11 00:27:00 PDT 2005
Raymer Makes a Good Read
Greg Raymer limps in, and the player in Seat 7 raises to $6,600. The action folds around to Raymer who calls. The flop comes Jd-8s-3h. Raymer checks, and Seat 7 bets out $25,000. Raymer mucks almost immediately, and says, "Aces? Or Kings this time?" In a sportsmanlike gesture, Seat 7 shows his pocket kings.
Mon Jul 11 00:25:00 PDT 2005
Field Update: 588 Players
Tournament Director Johnny Grooms just announced that there are 588 players remaining, still at 66 tables. There are 25 minutes of action left today.
Are the players finally tightening up a bit with a $12,500 difference between 561st place and 560th?
Mon Jul 11 00:17:00 PDT 2005
Darden Takes a Dent out of Mason
Paul Darden just took about $40,000 out of Kevin Mason's chip stack. The flop came Q-X-X and Darden bet out. Mason called and the turn card was a rag as well. Darden bet out again and was called by Kevin Mason. The river was a King and Darden checked. Mason bet out $25,000 to which Paul Darden called. Darden showed A-Q and Mason only had Q-J. Paul "The Truth" Darden now has approximately $140,000 in chips.
