Level 7 Ends; Jacobson Still Crushing, Sexton and Matusow Fall
Level 7 of Day 2a/b of the 2014 World Series of Poker is officially in the books! It's been four hours of play today here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and the remaining players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.
At the start of Level 7, PokerNews' own Chad Holloway caught up with the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion to check in on how his day kicked off. The PokerNews Impromptu can be listened to here.
As the level wore on, poker professional, commentator and Hall of Fame member Mike Sexton saw his tournament come to an end. Sexton flopped top pair and got it in against an opponent's bottom two pair. The WSOP bracelet winner failed to improve and he was sent to the rail.
Four-time WSOP bracelet winner Mike Matusow was also denied another piece of jewelry today, as he was eliminated from play roughly halfway through the level by the hands of Scott Waltenburg. Other players eliminated during this level include Jessica Dawley, Jeff Rossiter, and 2013 November Niner Michiel Brummelhuis.
While Brummelhuis has fallen, his fellow November Niner, Jay Farber, is having a successful day and looking for a repeat deep run. Start-of-day chip leader Martin Jacobson still sits atop the counts and PokerNews caught up to follow him for one orbit around the table late in Level 7. Other big stacks include Ryan Buckholtz, Joe DeGeorge, Samuel Moore and Ajaykumar Karanam.
During the break, be sure to check out our latest video interview with Marvin Rettenmaier, who is still alive and thriving here on Day 2a/b.