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* Day 2 lasts until an eight-handed final table is reached
* 81 players are remaining of 851 entries (including re-entries)
* Click here for a complete list of start-of-Day-2 chip counts
* Prize pool and payouts
4:42pm: Level 18 begins (81 left)
Level 18 - Blinds 3,000-6,000 (1,000 ante)
Level 17 is over and the remaining players are continuing into Level 18 without taking a break. --MH
4:41pm: Recent knockouts
Level 17 - Blinds 2,500-5,000 (500 ante)
The march to the rail continues at a healthy clip as the field has now shrunk under 90 players.
Among the recent bustouts were Jason Wheeler (108th), Fabian Chauriye (106th), Tom Hall (105th), Roland Israelashvili (104th), Joe Cada (103rd), and Farid Jattin (96th). --MH
4:38pm: Spears speared by river
Level 17 - Blinds 2,500-5,000 (500 ante)
Following an opening raise by Ismael Bojang, Andrew Spears reraised all in with his short stack and when the action got back to Bojang he called.
Spears had [3c][3d] and Bojang [Ac][Ks], and through the [Qs][Qd][2d] flop and [9h] turn all appeared well for Spears. But the [9s] came on fifth street, putting a second pair on the board and counterfeiting Spears who soon headed to the cashier's desk. Bojang, meanwhile, now sits with about 305,000. --MH
4:24pm: Fernandez foiled
Level 17 - Blinds 2,500-5,000 (500 ante)
Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez was involved in another all-in.
He didn't win this one either.
Fernandez raised to 20,000 from the button and Joe Keuther moved all-in from the big blind. Keuther had the Team Pro covered and after some thought Fernandez called. Fernandez turned over [9s][9h] and Keuther tabled [ac][kh] for an old fashioned flip, and Keuther hit an ace on the flop to win it.
Fernandez was eliminated while Keuther chipped up to about 215,000. --AV
4:10pm: Team DoubleStars Pro
Level 17 - Blinds 2,500-5,000 (500 ante)
Both remaining Team PokerStars Pros rang in the new level by doubling up short stacks.
Leo Fernandez was the first to commit the act of doubling. Boris Kolev moved all-in for 45,500 from the button and Fernandez called from the big blind.
Kolev turned over [kd][5c] and Fernandez showed a dominating [kh][tc]. Kolev stood up from his chair but sat straight back down when the flop came [7s][5h][4s]. An [8c] came on the turn and the [9c] completed the board to give Kolev the double-up.
Boris Kolev -- 110,000
Leo Fernandez -- 115,000
A table over, a minute later, Kanut Karnapp was all-in against Andre Akkari.
Karnapp was flipping with [as][ks] to Akkari's [8d][8s]. Karnapp didn't manage to pair his cards but he did hit a straight on the river of a [Th][2s][7c][Jd][Qc] board. --AV
Kanut Karnapp -- 230,000
Andre Akkari -- 175,000
3:58pm: Level 17 begins (97 left)
Level 17- Blinds 2,500-5,000 (500 ante)
Players are back and cards are in the air once more. --MH
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3:26pm: Break time
Players have reached the end of Level 16 and are now on another 15-minute break.
3:24pm: Riess runs out; Cada clinging
Level 16 - Blinds 2,000-4,000 (500 ante)
Govert Metaal (114th) and Carlos Mora (111th) are among the latest knockouts. 2013 WSOP Main Event champion Ryan Riess has also been eliminated in 109th.
Busted KK to 77 all in pre for 280k pot
— Ryan Riess (@RyanRiess1) January 8, 2016
Meanwhile the other WSOP Main Event champion left in the field, Joe Cada (winner in 2009), is still hanging on with a short stack of about 60,000. --MH
3:12pm: ElkY eliminated
Level 16 - Blinds 2,000-4,000 (500 ante)
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has hit rail, having been knocked out in 117th.
We arrived on the river to see that Grospellier had gotten the last of his chips in with king-queen, Andres Herrera was his opponent holding ace-nine, and the board had run out [5d][Ts][Tc][Ah][Ac].
Like others busting here, ElkY's thoughts have now turned toward the PCA Main Event.--MH
3:09pm: More fall
We've seen a few more eliminations over the last few minutes, including Shawn Buchanan (120th), Rumen Nanev (119th), and Alex Manzano (118th).
3:03pm: Post-bubble big stacks
Here's a quick update of the big stacks now that the tournament has reached the money. Daniel Weinman still appears to be leading, but others are now pushing up over the 300,000-chip mark to challenge him for the lead. --MH
Daniel Weinman -- 380,000
Michael Esposito -- 370,000
Adam Benowitz -- 335,000
Ole Schemion -- 320,000
Joao Fernandes -- 310,000
3:00pm: Greenstein gone
Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein battled with a short stack for much of the day, then once the bubble burst he was felted soon thereafter in 122nd place for a min-cash of $3,460. --MH
2:53pm: Level 16 begins (121 left)
Level 16 - Blinds 2,000-4,000 (500 ante)
Six players managed to hit the rail and earn min-cashes before the next level arrived. Those making it through Level 16 will then take another 15-minute break. --MH
2:39pm: Ben Heath bubbles
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500-3,000 (400 ante)
The field had been whittled down to 128 players with about 20 minutes to go in Level 15, at which point hand-for-hand play commenced. It would only take two more hands after that before the first all-in-and-a-call arrived, and with it came the bursting of the bubble.
It was over in the far corner of the tournament that Thomas Taylor opened from the cutoff, Ben Heath pushed all in with his last 50,000 or so, and after the blinds got out Taylor called the push. They waited for a short while before it was determined there were no other all-ins elsewhere, and the players revealed their cards.
Heath: [Qc][Qh]
Taylor: [Ac][As]
The [Ad][Td][Js] flop improved Taylor to a set, although doubled Heath's outs to four as now he had a gutshot to Broadway. But the turn was the [8h] and the river the [2h], and Heath was out in 128th.
The money having been reached, the next group of players eliminated will each earn $3,460. Click here for a look at how the $1,650,940 prize pool is scheduled to be divided. --MH
2:15pm: Weinman pressures, pushes past Hurman
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500-3,000 (400 ante)
They are down to just 137 players -- 10 off the money -- and the pressure of the bubble has begun to manifest itself.
Just now a hand arose that saw Matthew Wantman open for 7,000 from under the gun, then the big-stacked Daniel Weinman made it 19,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Wantman who called, and the flop came [5c][3s][9c]. With some deliberation, Wantman check-called a bet of 18,000 from Weinman, then after the [8d] Wantman checked again.
Weinman followed with another bet, and after tanking for nearly three minutes while counting out his stack of about 100,000, Wantman pushed his cards away.
Weinman has been demonstrating the same kind of pressure on his table all day, and has now nudged past Tyler Hurman into what appears to be the chip lead with about 380,000. --MH
1:56pm: Level 15 begins (152 left)
Level 15 - Blinds 1,500-3,000 (400 ante)
Players are back and play has resumed with 152 remaining. The top 127 make the money, so the cash bubble will be looming shortly. --MH
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1:41pm: Break time
They've reached the first 15-minute break of the day, with the big board showing 152 players remaining. --MH
1:36pm: Yamron doubles through Greenwood
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200-2,400 (300 ante)
Bruce Yamron was just all in and at risk with [Qc][Qd] versus the [Jd][Js] of Sam Greenwood, but after the board rolled out 10-high Yamron survived. He's back to 115,000 while Greenwood still sits with a healthy 170,000 with the day's first break almost here. --MH
1:16pm: Updated chip counts
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200-2,400 (300 ante)
They are down to less than 160 now -- still another 30-plus knockouts away from the cash. A recent tour of this corner of the poker room where the LAPT Bahamas Main Event is playing out shows Tyler Hurman still looks to be sporting the biggest stack with more than 330,000.
Meanwhile Daniel Weinman has been building up so far in the early going on Day 2 as well, pushing up close to 300,000.
Here's a look at a few selected counts at the moment:
Tyler Hurman -- 330,000
Daniel Weinman -- 295,000
Guillaume Darcourt -- 270,000
Andre Akkari -- 250,000
Sam Greenwood -- 240,000
Mukul Pahuja -- 210,000
Yann Dion -- 200,000
Danny Noseworthy -- 200,000
Ismael Bojang -- 195,000
Marvin Rettenmaier -- 185,000
Felipe Ramos -- 155,000
Carter Gill -- 150,000
Pablo Gordillo -- 140,000
Mike Leah -- 140,000
Ole Schemion -- 135,000
Juan Martin Pastor -- 120,000
Ryan Riess -- 120,000
Andres Herrera -- 115,000
Leo Fernandez -- 105,000
Aaron Massey -- 95,000
Chris Moorman -- 95,000
Alex Manzano -- 95,000
Ana Marquez -- 90,000
Roland Israelashvili -- 85,000
Carlos Mora -- 80,000
Joe Cada -- 45,000
Michael Mizrachi -- 40,000
Barry Greenstein -- 30,000
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier -- 30,000
Mohsin Charania -- 20,000
In about 20 minutes the remaining players will be taking their first break of the day. --MH
12:51pm: Level 14 begins (182 left)
Level 14 - Blinds 1,200-2,400 (300 ante)
They've raced through an initial 50-minute level and are onto Level 14.
Right now the big board is showing 182 players remain, with Thomas Muehloecker the last player eliminated during the day's first level after losing his stack to Joao Fernandes. --MH
12:36pm: Akkari leading fellow red spades
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
We noted at the top how Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari was near the top of the counts to start the day. The Brazilian -- and, of course, permanent fixture at LAPT events -- has continued to accumulate here at the start of Day 2 and now sits with more than 250,000.
Akkari is one of four Team PokerStars Pros still in the mix at LAPT Bahamas. Leo Fernandez, who owns a LAPT Main Event title (having won LAPT5 Panama), has about 90,000 at the moment, while Barry Greenstein (60,000) and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier are battling with below average stacks.
And Friend of Team PokerStars Felipe Ramos is still in and doing fine as well, sitting behind about 150,000 as they move into the second half of Level 13. --MH
12:23pm: Lemke makes wheel, collects
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
Arriving on the river with the board showing [8c][Ad][8d][4h][2s] and a big pot having already developed, Brian Lemke pushed all in and after some thought Ryan Blank made the call. Lemke tabled [5d][3c] for a rivered wheel, which was better than Blank's [Ac][Kd].
A big chip exchange there results in Lemke pushing up around 200,000 (and a top 10 stack) while Blank falls back to about 60,000. --MH
12:14pm: Shorties shoving
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
We're watching lots of short stacks getting their chips in the middle early on here at the start of Day 2, with the last three instances of which resulting in double-ups.
First Justin Oliver's ace-eight was able to outrun Kyle Frey's pocket queens when an ace came among the community cards.
Then at a nearby table Ramin Hajiyev was able to survive with king-jack against Arutyun Arutyunyan's ace-queen when the community cards brought a jack.
After that LAPT6 Peru Main Event champion Patricio Rojas was the one surviving when his pocket queens held up against the ace-queen of Will Molson. --MH
12:00pm: Day 2 begins
Level 13 - Blinds 1,000-2,000 (300 ante)
Players are in their seats and the first hands of Day 2 are being dealt. They'll start out with a couple more 50-minute levels, after which will come the day's first break. --MH
11:44am: 220 players return for Day 2
If you happened to be near the Predators Lagoon around eight this morning here at the Atlantis resort in sunny Nassau, you had a chance to witness feeding time. It's quite a scene.
One of the many friendly staff here explained what was happening as he tossed buckets of chum to the barracudas, sawfish, and eventually the hammerhead sharks who all circled wildly around him below the water's surface. Meanwhile above the surface the birds were likewise whipping about, with a couple actually managing to sneak in for a spare shrimp out of a bucket when the fellow wasn't looking.
The scene reminded us a little of what we saw here yesterday at the LAPT9 Bahamas Main Event, where by the time late registration closed there had been an incredible 851 entries (607 unique players, with 244 re-entries), well exceeding the 736-entry field from last year's inaugural version of LAPT Bahamas.
It was kind of a feeding frenzy, you might say.
Today 220 players return from that field, all of whom will be circling about the $1,650,940 prize pool of which the top 127 of them will get to take bites. A minnow-cash is $3,460, while the biggest chunk of $308,220 is scheduled to be gobbled up by the winner.
Right now Tyler Hurman is dominating the remaining player pool with a leading stack of 261,300, with Ismael Bojang his nearest challenger with 205,300 and Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari also wading close with 200,100. Chris Moorman, Daniel Weinman, Kevin Eyster, Danny Noseworthy, and Mukul Pahuja are also part of the school of players who'll be splashing with big stacks to start today.
Click here for a complete list of start-of-Day-2 chip counts along with the seat draw.
Play gets going in about 15 minutes at 12 noon ET. They'll be playing 50-minute levels again today (switching to hour-long levels when they reach a final table. The plan calls for them to try to get down to that eight-handed final table tonight, with a dinner break coming after today's eighth level (Level 20).
Keep circling this space yourself as we'll be serving up live updates throughout the day to satisfy your poker appetite.--MH
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Take a look at the official website of the PCA, with tournament schedule, videos, news, blogs and accommodation details for the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas.
Also all of the schedule information is on the EPT App, which is available on both Android or IOS.
PokerStars Blog reporting team on the LAPT9 Bahamas Main Event: Martin Harris, Alex Villegas. Photos: Carlos Monti.
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