Alex Kravchenko Eliminated by Allen Bari

Level 13: 1,000-2,000, 300 ante

Alex Kravchenko gets it all-in holding 22 to Allen Bari's KK.  The cowboys hold and Kravchenko is eliminated.

Allen Bari - 95,000
Alex Kravchenko - eliminated

A Matter of Perspective

Level 13: 1,000-2,000, 300 ante

Noah Schwartz Busts a Player

Level 13: 1,000-2,000, 300 ante

Noah Schwartz and another player get it all-in on a board of 10856 with Schwartz holding 1010 for top set and his opponent holding pocket sevens with the 7 for straight and flush possibilities.  

The river brings a red ace and Schwartz's set gives him the pot.

What makes the hand all the more impressive is that Schwartz did not look at his hand until after the flop, according to tablemate David Levi.

Noah Schwartz - 230,000

Level 13 Begins

Level 13: 1,000-2,000, 300 ante

The players return from their first break of the day to begin Level 13, with increased bilnds of 1,000-2,000 and a 300 ante. There are currently 71 players remaining, with an average chip stack around 34,000. 

Bari Being Bari

Level 13: 1,000-2,000, 300 ante

Scotty Nguyen Gives Up Smoking -- Sort Of

Level 12: 800-1,600, 200 ante

Scotty Nguyen has one of those fake cigarettes that lights up when you inhale and gives off a little unscented smoke to complete the effect. Jan Fisher, sitting at the same table, asks Scotty why he's using it, and he says that he quit smoking. 

Fisher offers her sincere congratulations for kicking the habit, and then asks him how long ago he quit. Scotty smiles and says, "About two hours ago." 

Constance Hammond Wins Big Pot

Level 12: 800-1,600, 200 ante

 One player was all-in preflop and Constance Hammond and her opponent have side action on the 765 flop.  The other player checks and Hammond moves all-in for her last 20,000 or so into a pot of around 80,000.  The other player thinks a while before calling with AT and Hammond shows QQ.

The other all-in player reveals QJ and gets no help from the 10 on the turn.  The river brings the 9, giving Hammond a heart flush and the pot.

Constance Hammond - 125,000

Photo Update

Level 12: 800-1,600, 200 ante

David Baker (center) and Barry Greenstein (right) play a hand while Day 1 chipleader Linda Johnson (foreground left) checks her phone for updates.




Actress Shannon Elizabeth watches as WPT Producer Mandy Glogow picks up a small pot with her short stack on Day 2 of the WPT Celebrity Invitational.




Bluff Publisher Eric Morris survived the crazy action of Day 1 to make it to the more serious Day 2.

Down to 80 Players

Level 12: 800-1,600, 200 ante

The field is already down to 80 players, and action will continue until they reach the final six.

Level 12 Begins

Level 12: 800-1,600, 200 ante

Level 12 begins with increased blinds of 800-1,600 and a 200 ante. The levels are 40 minutes long today, and play will continue until the field of about 100 players is down to the final six.