Main Event Day 2B Recap
Wednesday at the Rio Casino featured the second flight of Day 2 of the World Series of Poker main event championship. There was a record number of Day 2 runners with 2,678 entrants. When the day was over, almost two thousand players were eliminated. What a massive wipe out!
The Buzz: With the record-setting field, every possible area was used for the restart of Day 2B. The areas used included the poker room, the hallway in front of Buzio's, the Tropical Room, the Brasilia Room, and the Amazon Room. By dinner, all of the remaining players had been confined to the Amazon Room.
Quote of the Day: "All in and a call? Another donkey down," said Benjo, a writer from the French press, commenting on the rapid pace of eliminations.
Sight of the Day: Gary Clark made spectators, players, and dealers alike turn their heads because they thought they saw McLovin from the film Super Bad. The Irish McLovin look-a-like advanced to Day 3.
Celebrities: Andy Griggs, Sully Erna, Shannon Elizabeth, and the famous poker blogger Iggy were in the mix.
Day 2B Eliminations:Bryan Micon, Liz Lieu, David Singer, Amir Vahedi, Burt Boutin
Big Stacks: Just before midnight Carmel Petresco made a run an jumped into the Top 10 in chips. Alex Outhred, Peter Biebel, Raja Kattamuri , Victor Ramdin, and Reagan Silber ended the day among the leaders.
