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2011 World Poker Tour legends of Poker day 2: Aldridge edges from Slaubaugh for lead

August 28, 2011, Donnie Peters

Ken Aldridge

Day 2 of the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker wrapped on Saturday with 99 players remaining from the 757 entered the event. The lead Ken Aldridge to day 3 is with 659,500 chips. Aldridge Cody Slaubaugh that in the barely edged out second place overall with 658,000 chips ended. Other than that bags no player more that 600,000 in chips. Matt Berkey Will Diana and only two other players were to collect more than half a million to end of the day.

J.C. Tran , from the day was the main man with 265,000 chips. He picked up right where he left off, if the tournament his stack early to approximately 400,000 building moved through level 11. At the end of the day was Tran only able to a pile of 176,500, which was a bit less than what he started the day with pockets. Le Took Tran's good friend also finished the day with less than what he started. Unfortunately for him was that number of zero because Le was eliminated on day 2.

Other notable Barry Greensteineliminations of Saturday included, Scott Clements, Than Shak Ali Eslami, and former Joe Bartholdi, champions of the WPT Andy frankenberger and Taylor Kriegenbergh von. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was eliminated by Slaubaugh in what, according to the WPT live update team, a big pot of 250.000-chip was.

Slaubaugh increased to 2400 of central position with the blinds at 600/1200 with a 200 ante. The button action Batholdi reraised 7000 and folded back to Slaubaugh. He four-bet to 22,500. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi came back with a reraise to 40,000. Then slipped from all his blue Slaubaugh T5, 000 chips for a six-stakes to about 90,000. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi moved all-in for about 120,000 total Slaubaugh and the appeal.

When the {A-Clubs} hands {K-Spades} were submitted, showed Bartholdi for {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades} Slaubaugh against two overcards. The flop hit both players, but it {A-Diamonds} became more difficult {9-Hearts} Slaubaugh {3-Diamonds} when it struck. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi hit top pair, but fell well behind the Slaubaugh series of nines. {4-Spades} And the turn and river {5-Clubs} were to keep to Slaubaugh and eliminate Bartholdi.

From there held Slaubaugh climbing its way up the leaderboard on the way to finish just shy of the chip lead. Another great pot Slaubaugh was able to win for his position on the second place was generally safe in boat- Amnon Filippi on-boot action against. On {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {3-Diamonds} a Board of {Q-Hearts} , {Q-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} Slaubaugh of de Filippi {J-Spades} was {10-Hearts} the best against to bring him more than 500,000 in chips.

Some of the other players who have with some hefty chip stacks advanced to Ray Hensonday 3 areAll Kessler, Than O'Brien, Dwyte Pilgrim Alec Torelli, and Gavin Smith. They will all return to action with the rest of the field on Sunday at 1200 PDT (2000 BST) to fight for the first-place prize of $ 758,085.

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The money line is set to 81 places, which means that the bubble will certainly break on day 3. A player $ 7000 set off a min-cash will earn, but it is the first price of more than 100 times that that she will be behind. Be sure to check out back on PokerNews for the repetition of day 3 of play.

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