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There was no shortage of action during the second flight of day 2’s and day 2B is finally in the books at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. For the first time this tournament after a scheduled day off on Sunday, the players who were lucky enough to survive day 2B will combine with the remaining players from 2A. On Monday, these two groups of players will form the remaining player pool and start day 3.
This day 2 is sure to be remembered for the large number of notable poker pros who saw their luck run out, while there was a ton of action during day 2B at the 2010 Main Event. In order to chase poker’s most prestigious title, players such as Roy Winston, Layne Flack, Chris Ferguson, Marco Traniello, Jeff Shulman, Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson will have to wait another year. Brunson was eliminated holding pocket 7s against his opponent’s pocket jacks, when he received a standing ovation from players in his section.
There were some big names that were able to navigate the massive field of players and escape day 2, even though there were a large number of notable players who hit the rail. On Monday for day 3, Vanessa Selbst, Brynn Kenney, JJ Liu, Alexander Kostritsyn, David Sands, Florian Langmann, Phil Galfond, David Benyamine, and Jon Van Fleet will all be coming back.
While just about 1,200 players made it through day 2A, approximately 1,500 players survived day 2B. With their attention focused on the $8.9 Million first place prize, these2, 700 hopeful poker players will return from a day off on Sunday.
