Daniel
Negreanu Leads with $225K
Kathy Liebert Close Behind with $172K
At
noon 42 players took their seats to start
day 2 of the Championship event at the
Four Queens Classic.
Play
began at level 6 with a $75 ante and $300-$600
blinds.
Fifteen
players were eliminated in the first 90
minute level.
At
1:45 p.m. the blinds increase to $400-$800
with a $100 ante.
Of
the remaining 27 players, Bill Kirby was
in the lead with about $90,000, Paul Kroh
was in second with around $80,000, Daniel
Negreanu and Mike Laing were neck and
neck with $60,000, and Toto Leonidas had
close to $45,000.
At
the end of level eight 17 players remained.
Bill Kirby was leading the race with $183,000,
Mike Laing was in a close second with
$160,000, Paul Kroh had $85,000, Danny
Negreanu had $51,000, Toto Leonidas had
$46,000 and Erik Seidel was struggling
with $10,000.
At
2:30 p.m. the blinds increased to $600-$1,200
with a $100 ante.
At
the end of level nine there were still
17 players but the chips changed hands.
Paul Kroh took over first with $185,000,
a new name, Steve Ford jumped up to $150,000,
Bill Kirby dropped down to $102,000, Mike
Laing dropped his lead to $50,000, Danny
Negreanu increased his lead to $75,000,
Toto Leonidas was up to $70,000 and they
must have been dealing Erik Seidel out
because he was still holding on to that
$10,000.
At
5:00 p.m. the blinds increased to $800-$1,600
with a $200 ante.
Ten
minutes later Daniel and Mike went head-to-head
and Mike was eliminated when Daniel snagged
an ace-high flush on the turn. Daniel
was up to $100,000 in chips and they were
down to 16 players.
Five
minutes later they finally dealt Erik
in and he was eliminated in 16th place.
Toto finished in 15th place and Barry
Greenstein was right behind him in 14th
place. Harley Hall was next in 13th place.
A few hands later Jim Meehan moved all-in
against Daniel. Jim showed A-K and Daniel
turned over pocket queens. Daniel’s
queens held up and Jim finished in 12
place.
At 11 handed, Steve Ford was leading with
$180,000, Paul Kroh had $153,000, Daniel
increased his lead to $140,000, Kirk Conran
had $135,000 and Bill Kirby was back up
to $125,000.
Bob
Cochran finished in 11th place when Daniel’s
pocket jacks took the pot. Play for day
2 will end when the next player is eliminated.
At
7:10 p.m. Bill Kirby played his last hand
when Daniel hit a set of 10’s on
the turn. It’s not much of a consolation
prize but Bill became eligible for the
bubble tournament.
At
the end of day 2 Daniel was in the lead
with $225,700, Kathy Liebert was in a
close second with $182,400, Steve Ford
was on their heels with $163,800, Kirk
Conrad is not far behind with $145,800,
Paul Kroh has $126,500, Dan Harrington
was left with $45,700, Thor Hansen has
$32,600 and Randall Skaggs was down to
$30,600.
See you tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.
Debbie Burkhead
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