Dani Stern had the button and raised it up to 2,200 and was called by Josh Arieh in the small blind. Brandon Cantu was seated in the big blind and he tanked for a bit before making it 8,900 to go.
"I'm all in," Stern said, putting both his opponents at risk.
Arieh folded right away and Cantu snap-called for about 36,000 total.
Cantu:
Stern:
Cantu was in great shape to double up and remained so after the flop came . The turn brought the , changing nothing, but the river was the to gave Stern a set.
"No," Cantu said in disbelief, and quickly he made his way to the exit. Stern raked the pot and he's now among the leaders.
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 2 coverage of Event #24: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Yesterday's Day 1 drew a field of 541 players and after 10 levels of play, only 129 remain in the quest to capture a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the $622,998 first-place prize.
Chris Hunichen is the chip leader 177,200, followed by Bryn Kenney with 166,200. Among others to bag big stacks were Freddy Deeb (145,900), Kevin Saul (143,200), Calvin Anderson (133,100), and Greg Merson (132,700).
The plan for the day is to play another 10 levels, which will bring the field well into the money and down to perhaps the final two tables. Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews for live updates on all of the exciting action.
. The turn brought the 
, changing nothing, but the river was the 
to gave Stern a set.
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as Oboodi paired his king on the river to overcome getting outflopped to score the elimination.
