WSOP MAIN EVENT LIVE UPDATE - DAY TWO (PROPER)

[Djinn]

Exit of Barry Paskin - the Billy-Connelly-haired British guy who has danced, shouted, and twitched his way into the media spotlight for the past 2 hours.  There having been more than one complaint about a certain odour problem, he had just changed into a fetching Gutshot button-down when it all went wrong.  Many foreign journalists had been asking me about him but sadly I know very little.

[tikay]

Morning Maid Marion, sleep well?

Yup, Nick has been grafting all night, stealing plentry too. He is in excellent shape.

[tikay]

They are on the final break of the day now, and we just have one more session before we pack up for the night. I will check the blind levels & remaining players shortly.

[Card_Shark]

any names and number of chips for the leaders ?

[Djinn]

Christopher Hamlyn, still in understated blue, just told me he's on 33,000

[Djinn]

We think Tim Pham still most likely to be leading on about 450,000
Anyone over 150,000 in very good shape

[Card_Shark]

thanks jen, how long is the break ?

[tikay]

The blinds for the last session today will be 800-1,600. Don't know the antes, but they were 200 the previous level.

There are 684 players left, on 76 tables - according to "The Clock", though these tend to be a bit behind.

560 get paid, so the guys & gals are just beginning to smell the money.

The break has 2 minutes  and 32 seconds left. Before Jen tells you....

[Steve]

Hi,

Any chance of updating me on my Mate Mick Davis from Harlow? He is on Gary Bush's table 129, black shirt bald head, sponsored by Essex bookmakers Jennings. I have been there watching, but my feet are killing me and table 129 is in the middle of nowhere, spectator wise, so now back at the Gold Coast.

[tikay]

Hi robbybox, welcome to blonde.

OK, soon as the break is over, I will go and check out Mate Mick Davis. I was chatting to him thev last few days, great bloke, but I never knew who he was.

And MY plates are killing me too, dunno why, must be the carpet or summat.

[Steve]

Thanks Tony, I was the big lump who asked to look at your pieces of paper

[Steve]

I have nothing to hide, so I have now gone for my real name.

[tikay]

Well,  Mate Mick Davis has 84k. Very nice too.....

[tikay]

Paul Zimbler, down to 8k & on fumes, doubled up to 16k via Bushy.

Sammy Fahra has 250k.

Tim Pham has 530k.

Graeme Harrison has 330k. I think he's the lad from 'ol reeky. (Imprressed with that, you Scots?).

Edgar - RAGDE - 115k

Neil Channing has 27k. Another crisis approaches for Bad Beat, but he's been dealing with them all day.

Andy Black just got a great coup, his JJ v A-9, for a full double up to 180,000.

[Djinn]

Some big hand news now -

Nick Persaud was on the big blind when John Duthie raised from the button.  He made a move, pushing all-in with KQ.  Duthie called with A9hearts and when the flop came K K Q with no miracle he ended up with 55k.

Andy Black just won a massive pot with JJ vs (I think A9).  He now has 170,000 and was seen raking in a veritable mountain of small denomination chips, which are building into towers everywhere.  Annoying for the media to count, unstable for the players, but it looks great on TV.