Tournament: World Series of Poker Day 2B update

Legendary poker personality Scotty Nguyen lost out on his bid to add another title to his 1998 World Championship and his 2008 HORSE title on Day 2B of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Nguyen suffered the fate of many a player of his caliber: he put his money into the pot with the best hand and took a bad beat on the river.

Nguyen went all in with pocket aces with a board that was 5-5-K-10. His opponent had K-10, but Nguyen’s aces and fives held up until the river when another king appeared, giving his opponent a kings-over-tens full house and sending the former champion to the rail.

Other notables eliminated on Day 2B include poker author David Sklansky, two-time bracelet winner Howard Lederer and 2008 WSOP Player of the Year Erick Lindgren.

On the other side of the proverbial coin, young poker pro Phil Ivey has built up a large chip stack. At the end of Day 2B, Ivey stood at 325,000 in chips, good enough for sixth place on the day. Ivey is attempting to win his third bracelet of this year’s Series, his eighth in his career and his first Main Event title.

The only man this year who has won three bracelets, all of them in Seven-Card Stud events, is Australian pro Jeffrey Lisandro. Lisandro is also alive and thriving at the end of the day with 180,000 in chips.

As the field narrows down and the tensions rise, who will walk away with the US$8.5 million first prize? Watch here for our daily updates on the most prestigious tournament in poker!

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