Hanging with the cream--Day 2 Update

Before I left for the Bahamas, I found myself inordinately interested in a television cooking show on which a chef was explaining the exact process by which the cream rises to the top. While its a phrase I've heard and used for years, I never really paid much attention to the cream and rising and whatnot. When the show was over, I felt genuinely educated in the ways of all things lactose-oriented.

As Day 2 continues here at the PokerStars Carrieban Adventure, I'm finding myself with a new education in cream rising. We're now down to around 120 players. And the strong players (and some lucky ones) are stacking up. Short-stacked at the end of the day yesterday, Evelyn Ng has been rebuilding her stack. But, yesterday's chip-leader, Gavin Griffen, has suffered throughout the day and has lost a large portion of his 70,000 in chips.


Surviving, but not with as many smiles...or chips and yesterday.

Chris Moneymaker busted out in the first level of the day when he tried to slow-play pocket kings pre-flop. A player to his right made a minimum raise and Moneymaker cold-called, leaving the BB (Jeff from Maryland seen here on the right) a cheap opportunity to see a flop. The flop came TTx. Before anyone knew what was happening, Moneymaker was all-in. Maryland Jeff held T8o and took down the pot and sent Moneymaker packing.


The "Feature Table" of Day 2

There are two ways to define a feature table at this tournament. One, it sits close enough to the rail for the railbirds to crowd in. Second, it's full of big-name players. Table #5 fits the bill in both ways today. WSOP champ is in the two-seat. The three-seat is the guy who hit the miracle gutshot straight yesterday afternoon. The four seat is WSOP second-place finisher David Williams. Not pictured is Ted "Yah Mon!" Lawson, 2004 WSOP Omaha winner in the eaight seat. All three have decent chip-stacks and the play has been fun to watch.


zeejustin

As of a few minutes ago, Justin Bonomo (screen name: zeejustin) was the chip leader. He tells me he found himself in what I've started calling the "Only Online Hand" (aka OOH!): AA vs. KK. He happened to be on the big end of the hand and his rockets held up. He had 120,000ish in chips the last time I looked.

We'll likely be playing here until 9:30 or 10:00. It's looking like we'll get close to the money tonight, but the floor guys are predicting we won't make it there.

I'm heading back into the fray.