Event 17 (Day 3): Seating Arrangments

Player		Chips	Table/ Seat
Christian	Harder	433,200	29-1
Ulises	Roman	318,000	29-2
Jonathan	Ivy	279,200	29-3
Michael	Dentale	403,100	29-4
Lawrence	Pileggi	115,900	29-5
Jesse	Chinni	247,200	29-6
Robert	McLaughlin	264,100	29-7
Jacob	Bazeley	381,600	29-8
John	Lakatosh	893,000	29-9
Christopher	McCoy	72,100	30-1
Timothy	Bishop	382,800	30-2
Fred	Jafarzdeh	109,400	30-3
John	O'Brien	94,800	30-4
Farmaz	Firoozabdi	84,200	30-4
Brian	Hastings	424,100	30-6
Bradley	Yazici	231,900	30-7
Samuel	Wasserman	176,500	30-8
Charles	Welch	428,200	30-9

Event 17 (Day 3): Chip Counts

Player		Chips	Table/ Seat
John	Lakatosh	893,000	29-9
Christian	Harder	433,200	29-1
Charles	Welch	428,200	30-9
Brian	Hastings	424,100	30-6
Michael	Dentale	403,100	29-4
Timothy	Bishop	382,800	30-2
Jacob	Bazeley	381,600	29-8
Ulises	Roman	318,000	29-2
Jonathan	Ivy	279,200	29-3
Robert	McLaughlin	264,100	29-7
Jesse	Chinni	247,200	29-6
Bradley	Yazici	231,900	30-7
Samuel	Wasserman	176,500	30-8
Lawrence	Pileggi	115,900	29-5
Fred	Jafarzdeh	109,400	30-3
John	O'Brien	94,800	30-4
Farmaz	Firoozabdi	84,200	30-4
Christopher	McCoy	72,100	30-1

Event 17 (Day 2): Bubble Bursts On 12th Hand

Level 18 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/600)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 18

Bubble Boy - Chris Lee

On the sixth hand after the break, Chris Lee was all-in and at risk against Jesse Chinni.

Lee held K♦ 7♦ and needed some help against A♣ Q♣ which never came.

The 18 remaining players have bagged their chips and will return at 2:15 p.m. on Monday for the conclusion of the Main Event.

Chip counts and table draw will be posted once available, but for now here are the 18 players who have guaranteed themselves some money:

Jacob Bazeley
Timothy Bishop
Jesse Chinni
Mike Dentale
Faramarz Firoozabadi
Christian Harder
Brian Hastings
Jonathan Ivy
Fred Jafarzadeh
Lawrence Lakatosh (chip leader)
Robert McLaughlin
Christopher McCoy
John O'Brien
Lawrence Pileggi
Ulises Roman
Samuel Wasserman
Charles Welch
Brad Yazici

Event 17 (Day 2): Chip Update At Break

Level 18 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/600)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 19

John Lakatosh's Big Stack

Players are currently on a 15-minute break after everyone survived the first six hands of hand-for-hand play. They will return to Level 18, and will continue hand-for-hand until only 18 players remain.

The average chip stack is 281,053. While a handful of players are hovering in the 420-450 range, one stack clearly stands out among the rest:

John Lakatosh - 900,000
Jacob Bazeley - 450,000
Timothy Bishop - 440,000
Charles Welch - 430,000
Christian Harder - 425,000
Mike Dentale - 420,000

Event 17 (Day 2): Main Event Enters Bubble

Level 17 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 19

Kenneth Aldridge pushed all-in with A♦ 2♦ on a board with 2 diamonds and got a call from Christian Harder. Harder had a pair of Jx's and made a set on the river while no diamonds came out.

With Aldridge heading to the rail in 20th place, players are now entering hand-for-hand action to determine who cashes in the main event, as well as who comes back to play tomorrow.

Event 17 (Day 2): Play Tightening

Level 17 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 20

With just two eliminations remaining until the money, players are simultaneously getting more aggressive and more conservative.

There has been a lot of pre-flop raising and even heavy post-flop action, but it has been at least half an hour since the all-in button even made an appearance, let alone led to an elimination.

Players are 15 minutes away from a short break before entering Level 18 (2,500/5,000/500), but the average stack in the room will still have more than 50 big blinds at that time.

Event 17 (Day 2): Hastings Knocks Out Glasgow

Level 17 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 21

Brian Hastings

The action picked up in earnest after the turn on Table 29.

Against a board of 6♦ 7♥ 4♣ 8♣, Brian Hastings put out a bet of 18,000. Adam Glasgow snap re-raised all-in and Hastings called, even though neither player was holding a 5x for the straight.

Hastings: A♣ 6♣     Glasgow: 3♦ 3♣

River: Q♥

Hastings didn't hit his flush on the river, but the middle pair held up over Glasgow low pocket pair, eliminating Glasgow in 22nd place.

Two hands later, Ian Davis was eliminated from the same table in 21st place. Only two eliminations remain until the conclusion of play.

Event 17 (Day 2): Chip Update

Level 17 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 22

One hour removed from dinner break, play has now entered into Level 17.

The average stack in the room is just under 250,000, but there are a few stacks in excess of 300,000:

John Lakatosh: 750,000
Charles Welch: 450,000
Christian Harder: 420,000
Ulises Roman: 350,000
Jonathan Ivy: 325,000

Event 17 (Day 2): Last Lady Eliminated

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 22

Sandra Boyd was the last female left in the field until she had the misfortune of running into the big stack of John Lakatosh.

Boyd's chip count before the hand could not be confirmed, but Lakatosh held a 5-to-1 chip advantage over Boyd when players returned from dinner break, and currently has approximately half a million chips.

Event 17 (Day 2): McLaughlin Chips Up, Ahmadian Ships Out

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 23

Robert McLaughlin

After having his stack crippled shortly after the dinner break, Elia Ahmadian was in the small blind and down to his final 31,900 chips. He pushed all-in pre-flop after Jacob McLaughlin limped into the hand in hijack position. McLaughlin called and the cards were out.

McLaughlin: 7♣ 7♥    Ahmadian: A♦ K♠

Flop: J♦ J♥ 9♥

Turn: 5♠

River: 4♣

Ahmadian found neither a pair nor a broadway draw for his overcards, and left the room in 24th place.

Only five more eliminations remain until the end of play for the day.

Event 17 (Day 2): The Harder They Come...

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 24

Christian Harder

Four players saw the flop on Table 29 before Roger Low pushed all-in from the Big Blind.

Low came back from dinner break with just 60,000 chips, so it wasn't a huge push - at least in comparison to Christian Harder's decision to re-raise all-in from under the gun. Harder had Low covered several times over, making the decision a much more difficult one for the other players in the hand. Ian Davis went into the tank before ultimately folding. Davis' cards were barely even in the muck before Lawrence Pileggi's followed, and the two remaining hands were face up.

Harder: A♠ Q♦     Low: K♥ Q♥

Flop: Q♠ 10♣ 6♣

Turn: 6♠

River: 3♠

Christian outkicked Roger in a battle of the queens, sending Low to the rail in 25th place while Harder is now all but tied for the chip lead.

Event 17 (Day 2): Quick Restart

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 25

Jacob Bazeley

On just the second hand after dinner break, two slightly below average stacks at Table 30 were trading haymakers on a flop of Q♠ 10♠ 9♠

Elia Ahmadian bet 12,000 on the flop, getting a call from Jacob Bazeley. After the 10♦ on the turn, Elia led out for 25,000, once again getting called by Jacob.

The river brought the 9♥ and Elia went into the tank for a minute. He eventually asked Jacob to move his hands to reveal how many chips he had remaining, before opting to check and allow Bazeley to become the aggressor. He bet 64,000, which Elia called.

Bazeley tabled J♥ 10♥ for a rivered full house. Ahmadian looked at the board for about 30 seconds before mucking his cards and declaring he flopped a flush.

Jacob chipped up to just over 250,000, and Elia was left with about 20 big blinds.

Moments thereafter, Jane Hitchcock was eliminated in 27th place and Andrew Brokos left the room in 26th place.

Event 17 (Day 2): Back From Dinner

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 27

As players finish filing back into the poker room, they are sitting down to Level 16 where the big blind will be 3,000 chips. As such, the average stack in the room still has 66 big blinds remaining.

John Lakatosh (550,000; Table 31), Christian Harder (400,000; Table 29) and Ulises Roman (360,000; Table 30) have the biggest stacks in the room, but anything can happen over the course of the next few hours.

Play will conclude tonight when only 18 players remain. Coincidentally enough, 18 is also the number of players who will get paid in this tournament. Thus, the players who survive tonight are the ones guaranteed some cash tomorrow.

Event 17 (Day 2): Dinner Break Chip Counts

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 27

The average stack at dinner break stands at 197,778. Here's where everyone stands in comparison to that mark, and where they will be seated when play resumes:

Table 29:

1. Michael Dentale - 160,000
2. Adam Glasgow - 45,000
3. Bradley Yazici - 180,000
4. Ian Davis - 150,000
5. Lawrence Pileggi - 150,000
6. Roger Low - 60,000
7. Christian Harder - 400,000
8. Kenneth Aldridge - 250,000
9. Brian Hastings - 290,000

Table 30:

1. Ulises Roman - 360,000
2. Jacob Bazeley - 155,000
3. Jonathan Ivy - 260,000
4. Faramarz Firoozabadi - 120,000
5. Robert McLaughlin - 120,000
6. John O'Brien - 185,000
7. Charles Welch - 300,000
8. Elia Ahmadian - 160,000
9. Jane Hitchcock - 90,000

Table 31: 

1. Samuel Wasserman - 200,000
2. Timothy Bishop - 300,000
3. Chris Lee - 135,000
4. John Lakatosh - 550,000
5. Andrew Brokos - 50,000
6. Fred Jafarzadeh - 150,000
7. Jesse Chinni - 240,000
8. Sandra Boyd - 110,000
9. Christopher McCoy - 155,000

Event 17 (Day 2): Dinner Break

Level 16 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 27

The remaining players are currently going on a 60-minute dinner break, with play resuming at approximately 7:50 p.m.

Jason Deutsch was eliminated in 28th place just 6 minutes before the break, after Brian Hastings open shoved with Qx Qx. Jason made the call holding Ax Jx, but was unable to improve on the board.

After a re-draw, players are down to the final 3 tables. There will shortly be a list posted with updated seats and chip counts.

Event 17 (Day 2): Wyvill Down

Level 15 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 28

The field has just lost Wesley Wyvill, one of the three players to chop Event 1 to kick of the Live! Summer Series Of Poker.  After the next elimination the field will be down to 27 and there will be a full redraw.  Once the redraw is done, and newly updated table layout will be posted.

Event 17 (Day 2): Yaginuma Falls Short/Flurry Of Action

Level 15 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 29

The action has just suddenly picked up as four players are lost in a span of (10) minutes.  Matthew Aaron was the first to be eliminated, followed by notable Maryland pro Jesse Yaginuma.  Then just moments ago, there would be a three-way all-in at Table 29 with both Cliff Goldkind and Andrew Franklin at risk, with Elia Ahmadian having them both covered:

Franklin: Kx Kx       Goldkind: Ax Ax         Ahmadian: 9x 9x

Flop: 9x 8x 3x

Turn: 10x

River: Jx

Ahmadian would flop a set of nines, and immediately go from worst to first.  The turn and river would bring no help to either Goldkind or Franklin, and Elia would score the double knockout.

Event 17 (Day 2): Table Layout

Level 15 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 33

Here is the up to the minute table layout, with four active tables in the tournament area:

Table 29:

1. Cliff Goldkind
2. Matthew Aaron
3. Elia Ahmadian
4. Lawrence Pileggi
5. Andrew Franklin
6. Charles Welch
7. Jonathan Ivy
8. Faramarz Firoozabadi

Table 30:

1. Andrew Brokos
2. Mike Dentale
3. Christopher McCoy
4. John Lakatosh
5. Kenneth Aldridge
6. Chris Lee
7. Christian Harder
8. Jesse Chinni

Table 31:

1. Jane Hitchcock
2. Bradley Yazici
3. Ulises Roman 
4. Robert McLaughlin
5. Wesley Wyvill
6. Samuel Wasserman
7. Sandy Boyd
8. Adam Glasgow
9. Jesse Yaginuma

Table 32:

1. Fred Jafarzadeh
2. Jason Deutsch
3. John O'Brien
4. Tim Bishop
5. Ian Davis
6. Roger Low
7. Jacob Bazeley
8. Joshua Pollock
9. Brian Hastings

Event 17 (Day 2): Losing Two More

Level 15 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 34

Just as the table layout was being printed, the remaining field would lose two more players.  John Gorsuch was eliminated by Elia Ahmadian (2x2x <Ax5x), and Philip Rinaldi busted by Kenneth Aldridge when the two players get it on for a 250,000 pot on the flop.  Rinaldi held QxQx against the KxQx of Aldridge on a flop of 10♠ J♠ 4♣, but Aldridge would spike an ace on the river to make broadway and send Philip away from the tournament area.

And with an up to the minute update, Joshua Pollock was just spotted leaving his seat and the tournament area.

Event 17 (Day 2): Level Up/Updated Chip Counts

Level 15 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 37

Players are posting new blinds with Level 15 starting just seconds ago (1,200/2,400/300), with the chip average sitting at 145,000.  The dinner break will commence at the conclusion of this level, last for (60) minutes before returning to play down to 18 players.  Here are some updated chip counts taken at the end of Level 14:

Christian Harder - 300,000
Fred Jafarzadeh - 260,000
Chris Lee - 200,000
Jesse Chinni - 195,000
Robert McLaughlin - 190,000
Mike Dentale - 185,000
Kenneth Aldridge - 185,000
Jason Deutsch - 185,000
Jake Bazeley - 180,000
Lawrence Pileggi - 175,000
Andrew Brokos - 160,000
Charles Welch - 145,000
Jesse Yaginuma - 130,000

The field just lost Gang Tao, which means that Table 33 just broke and those players are headed to their new homes.  A revamped layout of the field will be posted, as Christian Harder ends up at Table 30, which can officially be named the "Table Of Doom."

Event 17 (Day 2): One Lady Down

Level 14 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 37

Lara Eisenberg (McLean, VA) has just been eliminated, leaving only two ladies active in the field.  Jane Hitchcock (Washington D.C.) is sitting with a stack of 79,000 (34 big blinds), while Sandy Boyd  (Williamsburg, VA) continues her up and down day, as her stack was just counted at 130,000 (65 big blinds).

The field also lost Joe Wagner (Zebulon, NC) during the early stages of Level 14, falling to one of the tougher tables remaining in the field.  The lineup at that table consists of all notables, with all of the players sitting with average to above average stacks: Andrew Brokos, Mike Dentale, Christopher McCoy, John Lakatosh, Kenneth Aldridge, Chris Lee, and Jesse Chinni.

Event 17 (Day 2): Dinio's Done

Level 14 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 39

John Lakatosh

Local player Arnold Dinio has just been eliminated in one of the larger pots of the day.  After the action folded to Arnold on the button, he would open the pot for a raise to 6,000.  John Lakatosh would three-bet to 16,000 from the small blind (Dinio called) and the players would see a flop of 9♦ J♥ 2♦.  Lakatosh would lead for 17,000 and immediately get raised to 50,000 by Arnold.  Lakatosh would call after a few moments and the two would see the dealer place the A♦ on the turn.  John would check, and Arnold would put out 45,000.  Before Arnold could get his hand off the chips, John put enough chips across for a raise to put Arnold all-in.  Dinio would make the call and the hands would be tabled:

Dinio: K♦ K♥ (nut diamond draw)
Lakatosh: Q♦ 6♦ (turned flush)

River: Q♥

Arnold would start the hand with close to 140,000, but he'd end up out of the tournament after the river didn't bring another diamond.

Arnold was only the first of a flurry of bust outs to start the level as Matthew Su was eliminated by John O'Brien (A♥J♥ < A♠Q♥ all-in pre), and Matteo Menna busted by Jacob Bazeley (KxKx < AxQx all-in pre).

Event 17 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 (Blinds 1,000/2,000/300)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 43

Players are about to take their seats once again, and the cards are going to be back in the air.  Players will play the next two levels before heading on a (60) minute dinner break.  Here are some updated counts from the field taken during break:

Fred Jafarzadeh - 260,000
Ian Davis - 230,000
Samuel Wasserman - 220,000
Christopher McCoy - 220,000
Jason Deutsch - 190,000
Chris Lee - 185,000
Jesse Chinni - 170,000
Lawrence Pileggi - 160,000
Ulises Roman - 160,000
Elia Ahmadian - 138,000
Mike Dentale - 122,000
Brian Hastings - 93,000

Event 17 (Day 2): Action Slowed Down/Break Time

Level 13 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 43

The action has slowed down, with the chip average going into Level 14 sitting at (60) big blinds.  The blinds in Level 14 are moving up to 1,000/2,000/300, with the only other player eliminated in the level being Clarence Senter.  Players are going on a (15) minute break at the moment and will be returning to play at 4:48pm.

Event 17 (Day 2): Full Field Layout

Level 13 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 44

Here is the full layout for the active tables remaining:

Table 29:

1. Cliff Goldkind
2. John Gorsuch
3. Matthew Aaron
4. Elia Ahmadian
5. Lawrence Pileggi
6. Andrew Franklin
7. Charles Welch
8. Jonathan Ivy
9. Faramarz Firoozabad

Table 30:

1. Andrew Brokos
2. Mike Dentale
3. Christopher McCoy
4. Arnold Dinio
5. John Lakatosh
6. Kenneth Aldridge
7. Chris Lee
8. Joe Wagner
9. Jesse Chinni

Table 31:

1. Jane Hitchcock
2. Bradley Yazici
3. Ulises Roman
4. Robert McLaughlin
5. Wesley Wyvill
6. Samuel Wasserman
7. Vichien Siprajim
8. Adam Glasgow
9. Jesse Yaginuma

Table 32:

1. Fred Jafarzadeh
2. Jason Deutsch
3. Matteo Menna
4. Timothy Bishop
5. Ian Davis
6. Roger Low
7. Jacob Bazeley
8. Joshua Pollock

Table 33:

1. Clarence Senter
2. Gang Tao
3. Lara Eisenberg
4. Sandy Boyd
5. Brian Hastings
6. Philip Rinaldi
7. Matthew Su
8. Christian Harder
9. John O'Brien

Event 17 (Day 2): Some New Names To Report

Level 13 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 44

A lot of the same names have been reported throughout the day, so it is now time to look at the new ones that are still active and doing well.  Fred Jafarzadeh has continued to trend upwards, and has assumed the chip lead with just over 320,000:

Fred Jafarzadeh - 320,000
Lawrence Pileggi - 165,000
Matthew Su - 140,000
Robert McLaighlin - 135,000
Wesley Wyvill - 132,000
Jane Hitchcock - 120,000
Lara Eisenberg - 115,000
Kenneth Aldridge - 85,000

Event 17 (Day 2): Rothbard's Run Good Runs Out

Level 13 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 44

Fred Jafarzadeh (Woodbridge, VA)

Michael Rothbard's roller coaster day has just ended in dramatic fashion as he was all-in and at risk pre:

Rothbard: K♥ Q♦
Jafarzadeh: A♦ K♥

Flop: 8♠ Q♥ 5♦
Turn: 2♣
River: A♥

It looked as if Michael was about to recoup the chips he lost moments ago to Jason Deutsch, as he flops a queen and has Fred Jafarzadeh in bad shape.  The turn would stay clean for Rothbard, but he'd be left with just a wry smile after the ace spiked the river, sending Michael away from the tournament area.

Event 17 (Day 2): Don't Look Now

Level 13 (Blinds 700/1,400/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 45

Jake Bazeley (Cincinnati, OH)

There was a point late in Level 9 last night (Blinds 400/800/100) that Jake Bazeley had less than ten bigs sitting in front of him.  He was able to build that up to 42,000 before the night ended, and over the course of the first three levels of the day has amassed an average stack of 115,000.

Bazeley is currently seated at Table 32, and although the table lost Christian Harder when he was moved to balance tables, it's still one of the tougher in the room.

Event 17 (Day 2): Blinds Are Climbing

Level 13 (Blinds 800/1,600/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 45

The field is now down to (5) active tables after the elimination of Awaise Dar, with players now entering Level 13.  The blinds in Level 13 are going up to 800/1,600/200, with a chip average amongst the field of 118,000.  The history grows between Jason Deutsch and Michael Rothbard, as Deutsch doubles through him once again, this time turning a straight against Rothbard's overpair to the board.  Deutsch chips up to 155,000 with that pot, while Rothbard drops down once again, this time to 80,000.

Event 17 (Day 2): Field Continues To Shrink

Level 12 (Blinds 700/1,400/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 46

The field continues to get smaller as the eliminations are happening at a pretty quick pace.  The most recent players to leave the tournament area are Mark Taranto and Matthew Shafman.  A handful of the more accomplished players in the field are beginning to chip up, including Chris Lee, Christian Harder, Jesse Yaginuma, and Brian Hastings.

As this post was being published, Awaise Dar was eliminated by Jonathan Ivy, as Dar's Qx Jx fell to the 10x 7x on a board of 10x 7x Jx 9x 10x.  All of the eliminations for the day have been updated, so if you are following at home and haven't the name of those you're sweating, they are still active in the field.

Event 17 (Day 2): Two More Sent Away

Level 12 (Blinds 700/1,400/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 48

The field has lost two more notable players, as both John Moore and Eric Rivkin were eliminated just moments ago.  Moore's critical hand came just moments ago when he lost 10x 10x < Qx Qx against Faramarz Firoozabadi, ending up with just 10,000 after the hand.  John would bust a few hands later, with Eric Rivkin following suit.  Eric would four-bet shove Qx Qx and get called by Fred Jafarzadeh and his AxKx.  Fred would hit a king on the runout and Eric would be eliminated for the second time this week (Event 15) short of the money.

Event 17 (Day 2): Hastings Getting Healthy

Level 12 (Blinds 700/1,400/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 50

Brian Hastings (Ithaca, NY)

Walking up to Table 33, Brian Hastings and Sandy Boyd would be heads up and on the flop of 10♠ 5♣ 9♥.  The pre-flop action wasn't verified, but there was close to 20,000 in the pot already.  Hastings would put out a bet of 7,500 on the flop, and after giving a long look over at Brian, Boyd would make the call.

The board would pair on the turn with the 10♣, and Hastings would check.  Sandy would check back very quickly, and the dealer would place the 4♦ on the river.  Brian would look down at his chips, pick up a stack of grey chips, and place down a 40,000 bet. Sandy would make the call and Brian would turn over 10♦ 8♦.  Boyd's hand would go into the muck and Hastings would chip up to 150,000 with that pot.  Sandy would be left with 110,000 after absorbing the loss.

In elimination updates, one time Day 1B chip leader Tremayne Jernigan was erased from the field during the first few hands of Level 12.

Event 17 (Day 2): Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 (Blinds 700/1,400/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 51

The players have returned from break and the cards are once more in the air.  Here are some of the updated chip counts from the field:

John Lakatosh - 313,000
Andrew Brokus - 228,000
Michael Rothbard - 200,000
Ian Davis - 190,000
Jesse Chinni - 190,000
Sandy Boyd - 155,000
Chris Lee - 155,000
Elia Ahmadian - 145,000
Tim Bishop - 140,000
Brian Hastings - 90,000
Christian Harder - 73,000

Event 17 (Day 2): First Break

Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 51

Players are about to head on their first break of the day (15 minutes), and when they return to Level 12, the blinds will have gone up to 700/1,400/200 (104 chip average).  There have been three more eliminations since last updated, including Christopher Kojack, Matthew Shafman, and Denis Gnidash (mentioned moments ago).  Updated chip counts will be posted once players exit the tournament area for their break.

Event 17 (Day 2): Gni-dashed

Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 53

Michael Rothbard is back in his comfort zone, as his eliminates Denis Gnidash and chips up to 210,000.  Walking up to Table 32, the flop would read 9♥ 6♣ 3♣, and Denis would have the all-in button in front of him.  Gnidash's shove was over a 13,000 bet that was in front of Rothbard, and after taking some time to think over his decision, Michael would make the call:

Gnidash: K♥ K♦         Rothbard: A♠ 9♣

Flop: 9♥ 6♣ 3♣

Turn: 4♣

River: 10♣

Gnidash would be eliminated in runner-runner fashion, as Rothbard ends up with a nine high flush.  Gnidash would say goodbye to some friends before exiting the tournament area.

Event 17 (Day 2): Lots Of Chips At Table 30

Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 54

With a couple of tables already broken and players scattered throughout, Table 30 has ended up with a handful of the larger stacks in the field:

Andrew Brokus - 215,000
John Lakatosh - 195,000
Chris Lee - 175,000
Jesse Chinni - 165,000
Christopher McCoy - 155,000
Arnold Dinio - 140,000

Other players at the table with stacks not of that size include WSOP bracelet winner Kenneth Aldridge and Joe Wagner.

Event 17 (Day 2): Lee Leaps Up Leaderboard

Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 54

Chris Lee (Clarksville, MD)

After eliminating Joshua Gordon just moments ago, Chris Lee chips up to 173,000, and is now top ten in the field.  Lee (Clarksville, MD)  is coming off of two cashes in this years WSOP, finishing 75th in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha ($2,527) and 341st in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event ($33,734).

The following player have also been eliminated from Day 2 play, as Table 34 breaks and those players find new homes:

Taylor Honkofsky
Trevor Argue
Patrick Curzio
Eric Montemaggi
Joshua Gordon

Event 17 (Day 2): Deutsch Doubles/Updated Eliminations

Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)

Total Entries: 178

Players Remaining: 57

Jason Deutsch (Staten Island, NY)

Action at Table 32 would be picked up on the flop, with Jason Deutsch at risk against Michael Rothbard.  The flop would read 9♥ 3♥ 6♣, and both players hands were tabled:

Flop: 9♥ 3♥ 6♣

Deutsch: 9♠ 9♦

Rothbard: A♦ 9♣

Turn: J♥

River: J♠

Jason would be in solid shape to double up, and things would be sealed for him on the turn.  Jason chips up to 95,000 with that pot, while Michael drops down to 130,000.

Over the last (30) minutes the field has lost three more players, including Eric Landy, Timothy Bryan, and Steven Bottcher.

Event 17 (Day 2): Level Up/Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 62

The first level of Day 2 is now in the books, and players are now posting blinds of 600/1,200/200 in Level 11.  The chip average for the remaining (62) players in the field is currently 86,000.  Here are some of the larger stacks at the level's transition:

Andrew Brokus - 210,000
Lawrence Lakatosh - 206,000
Michael Rothbard - 196,000
Tim Bishop - 166,000
Samuel Wasserman - 145,000
Sandy Boyd - 135,000
Elia Ahmadian - 134,000
Chris Lee - 120,000
John Gorsuch - 120,000

Event 17 (Day 2): Lakatosh Eclipses 200,000

Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 62

The action at Table 30 was picked up on the turn of a board reading 4♦ 10♦ 2♠ J♦.  Lawrence Lakatosh had checked to Taylor Honkofsky, who followed with a bet of 6,000.  Lakatosh would check-raise to 13,000, and after a few minutes in the tank, Taylor would make the call.  The river would bring the 3♦, and Lawrence would now lead for 17,000, with Taylor taking much less time before announcing a call.  Lakatosh would turn over A♦ 5♦ (having turned the nut flush), and with that pot chips up to 215,000.  After absorbing the loss, Honkofsky dips down to 22,000, one of the shortest stacks in the field.

Event 17 (Day 2): Dentale Picking It Up

Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 63

Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY)

Mike Dentale (Brooklyn, NY) came into the day healthy (with 50 big blinds), but was still well below the chip average.  His day would start of in a positive manner, as he came from behind to eliminate Sang Kim (AJ > KK), and picked up a few pots afterwards to chip up to 95,000.

The field lost two more players, both short stacks coming into the day, as Ketan Pandya and Eric Wirthwein are no longer active in the field.

Event 17 (Day 2): All From The Heart

Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 68

Michael Rothbard 

There have been a handful eliminations in the first (15) minutes of play, including James St. Hilaire, Scott Blumenfeld, David Tran, David Greene, and Sang Kim.

We had a chance to talk to Day 1A chip leader Michael Rothbard prior to play today, who informed us of his new charitable endeavor.  Rothbard has started a foundation in memory of his parents, the Harry And Belle Memorial Foundation.  This foundations mission is to help underprivileged local athletes (Maryland) and offer them the opportunity to reach their full potential both athletically and academically.

Michael may be in a joking mood today, wearing his fake mustache at the table, but he is truly serious about giving back to the community in honor of his family.  Rothbard and Chinni will both be donating their $5,000 bonus to the foundation, with Michael going even further and donating any of his winnings from this tournament.  These are the great stories in poker, and this is what needs to be publicized throughout our community.

Event 17 (Day 2): Players Unpacking

Level 10 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 71

The Day 2 field is currently taking their chips out of the bag and getting them stacked and ready for today's action.  Tournament supervisor Jason Jeidenthal (@NittyJayTD) will be making the rules announcement shortly, and the cards will then be in the air.  One point that will be made during the announcement is that today's play will play down to (18), so once the money bubble is burst, players will bag for the night and return tomorrow for Day 3.

Event 17 (Day 2): Day 2 Cards In The Air Shortly

Level 9 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 71

The (71) players who successfully bagged chips during one of the two starting flights will be returning in just over an hour.  Play is scheduled to conclude today once the field is down to 36 players, but there is a chance that the number can change.  If there is any change in the scheduling for today, you can be sure to find out about it the moment it happens.  The coach and student are coming back with the chip lead, with Mark Rothbard bagging 174,200 on Day 1A and Jesse Chinni 193,500 last night when Day 1B ended.  Just as in a PGA event, today can be considered more of a "moving day."  The tournament can not be won today by any single player, but it can be lost, with the ideal goal to put yourself in a solid position for tomorrow's final day.

Cards will be in the air at 12:15pm, with live coverage of Day 2 picking up the minute play starts for the day.

Event 17 (Day 2): Day Two Chip Count/Seating Assignments (Alpha)

Player Name		Chip Count	Table
Matthew	Aaron	87,400	29-3
Elia	Ahmadian	33,700	29-4
Ken	Aldridge	57,400	34-8
Trevor	Argue	91,300	33-8
Jacob	Bazeley	42,600	32-7
Tim	Bishop	137,600	33-2
Scott	Blumafeld	19,000	34-3
Steven	Bottcher	50,500	35-7
Andrew	Brokus	164,900	35-8
Tim	Bryan	39,300	28-8
Jesse	Chinni	193,500	30-9
Patrick	Curzio	25,700	35-1
Awaise	Dar	150,800	34-6
Ian	Davis	162,700	28-1
Michael	Dentale	49,300	28-7
Jason	Deutsch	29,200	32-2
Arnold	Dinio	145,300	29-2
Lara	Eisenberg	55,000	33-3
Faramarz	Firoozabadi	125,900	29-9
Ethan	Foxman	66,000	34-9
Andrew	Franklin	43,600	29-6
Adam	Glasgow	55,300	33-6
Denis	Gnidash	62,600	32-5
Cliff	Goldkind	67,000	29-1
Joshua	Gordan	57,400	30-1
John	Gorsuch	79,000	34-4
David	Greene	28,700	28-4
Christian	Harder	87,100	32-4
Brian	Hastings	109,400	33-5
Jane	Hitchcock	34,400	35-6
Taylor	Honkofsky	28,200	30-6
Jonathan	Ivy	103,800	28-2
Fred	Jafarzadeh	82,900	32-1
Tremayne	Jernigan	133,100	34-2
Sang	Kim	17,600	28-9
Chris	Kojack	24,300	31-1
Brian	Kurrus	95,700	31-5
Eric	Ladny	18,000	31-6
John	Lakatosh	166,300	30-5
Chris	Lee	88,900	30-7
Sandra	Lewis Boyd	138,800	33-4
Roger	Low	76,400	28-3
Percey	Mahatan	25,000	35-9
Chris	McCoy	92,200	30-3
Robert	Mclaughin	57,100	31-4
Matteo	Menna	58,300	35-5
Eric	Montemaggi	17,800	34-5
John	Moore	89,200	29-8
John	Obrien	74,100	33-9
Ketan	Pandya	20,100	32-3
Lawrence	Pileggi	131,500	29-5
Joshua	Pollock	38,100	32-8
Philip	Rinaldi	53,300	28-6
Eric	Rivkin	55,600	32-6
Ulises	Roman	53,600	31-3
Michael	Rothbard	174,200	35-2
Clarence	Senter	64,200	33-1
Mathew	Shafmann	107,100	30-2
Vichien	Siprajim	69,500	31-7
James	St. Hilaire	31,700	34-7
Matthew	Su	104,200	35-4
Gang	Tao	77,900	34-1
Marc	Taranto	90,900	28-5
David	Tran	12,100	32-9
Joe	Wagner	101,000	30-8
Samuel	Wasserman	146,000	30-4
Charles	Welch	41,900	29-7
Eric	Wirthwein	22,300	31-8
Wesley	Wyvill	42,500	35-3
Jesse	Yaginuma	79,100	31-9
Bradley	Yazici	81,200	31-2