For every unknown player at the top of the leaderboard yesterday, there’s at least one pro in that spot today. I only recognized a handful of players as Day 2A wound to a close last night; today I can’t turn around without bumping into a JC Tran (203k), Chad Brown (197k), Carl Olson (280k), Carlos Mortensen (195k), Chip Jett (210k), Ted Forrest (174k).
And don’t forget The Stunning One with 225k. That's him in the picture after winning one of those fancy bracelets that are all the rage these days.
Kyle Wilson has been playing well today despite taking a couple coolers. He managed to lay down KK face up on a board reading Q10XX—his opponent did in fact have QQ. Kyle only lost 20k on the hand. A few hands later the ESPN cameras rushed to his table when a player in late position raised and he called in the cutoff. Humberto Brenes then reraised, the initial raiser shoved, and Kyle came over the top all in.
Humberto showed his A
K before tossing in the muck. Kyle’s opponent had 10
10 but Wilson had him crushed with AA
. Both players flopped a set, but the ending board read five hearts, and they ended up chopping the 220k pot. He's hanging around the 150k mark.
Then there’s the schlubs like Daniel Negreanu who can only manage 145k. Daniel Alaei, Darrell Dicken, and even Chris Moneymaker are all hanging around that range as well. It looks like the pros waited until Days 1C & 1D to turn out en force, and they are clearly making their presence felt on Day 2B.
