With a flop of , Garry Gates checked and Maya Geller bet out 3,500. Gates made the call and the turn brought the . Gates checked once again and Geller pushed out a bet of 6,000. Gates called and the two saw the fall on the river.
Both players checked and Geller tabled to win the pot.
Ben Lamb accumulated most of his chips on day 1 by not being afraid to play a big pot. Well he has started where he left off today, but unfortunately for him, he was on the wrong side of the pot this time. When we got to the table, Lamb and Rhynie Campbell were in a big pot with about 25,000 in the middle going to the river. The board read , and the river had just been dealt the . Campbell checked to Lamb, who put out 30,000, enough to put Campbell all in. Campbell put his stack together, just short of 20,000, and slid it into the middle to make the call. Lamb said "nice call" and Campbell showed for two pair. Lamb mucked his hand, dropping him to a bit under 160,000, which is still one of the top 10 stacks in the room.
We caught up with the action to see a raise to 1,300 preflop with two callers. The player in the small blind moved all in for 15,800 total and Allen Cunningham made the call. The other players folded their hands and the cards were turned up:
Cunningham:
Opponent:
The board fell and Cunningham was able to scoop a nice sized pot and send a player packing early on day two.
In one of the early hands at his table, Al Riccobono saw a flop with two other players. The board was and one player bet 3,500. The next player raised to 13,500 and then Riccobono moved all in for around 28,000. The original bettor folded, but the next player made the call. Riccobono showed a set of fives with in his hand and his opponent tabled .
The turn brought a , which gave Riccobono's opponent a miracle straight to take the lead. The river was another miracle, albeit on a much more minor scale, with an falling to allow Riccobono to chop the hand with his opponent and stay alive.
Andrew Hippert opened to 1,200 in early position, Eric Liu called on his direct left, and the action folded behind them. Liu gave Hippert a death stare as the dealer burned a card, preparing to deliver the flop.
"How are you?" Hippert asked him in a very friendly tone.
Liu broke into a smile. "I'm good."
The flop was , and Hippert led for 1,600. Liu called, and the turn brought another nine - the . Hippert checked, Liu tossed out 4,200, and Hippert check-raised to 12,200.
Liu tank-folded face-up.
"Good fold," Hippert offered, mucking his cards face down.
The quick answer is over at Table 309 where two Mizrachi Brothers are seated side by side, well with the dealer in the middle. Donny Mizrachi, who finished 345th in last year's Main Event, and Eric Mizrachi, who finished 718th last year, are currently seated in the one and nine seats respectively.
The tables in the Amazon Room won't be breaking before those in the Pavilion, which means we might be privy to some brotherly battles; however, Eric will have his work cut out as he began the day with just 11,450, a far cry from Donny's 86,500.
We caught up with the action three-handed where each player was in for a bet of 1,100 on the flop. On the turn, the big blind led out for 2,200 and J.C. Tran called from early position. The button folded and the two remaining players both checked when the hit the river. Tran turned over for a pair of sevens which had the big blind’s for just ace-high beat.