Kevin Eyster Leads Tight Field with 11 Left
It was an action-packed day here in Black Hawk. At the end of Day 2 of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Lodge Casino, Kevin Eyster leads the final 11. He bagged up 1.23 million, but there are a few players nipping at his heels. Jonathan Taylor is next with 1.162 million, and Ashly Butler is also right there with 1.158 million.
Estyer took the chip lead after a big pot just before we got down to two tables in Level 22. We didn't catch the action until the river, but there was a mountain of chips in the middle and a board that read 
. David Pecaski made a bet of 120,000, and Eyster responded by moving all in, having Pecaski covered. Pecaski tanked for a couple of minutes, clearly pained by the decision. Eventually, he tossed his hand towards the dealer, sending the wave of chips to Eyster.
Pecaski plummeted to 205,000 after the hand, while Eyster jumped up to a chip-leading stack of 742,000. From there, Eyster continued to build his way to the top.
At the beginning of Day 2 2, 144 players took their seats, and we hit the money just before the dinner break. Amongst the notables who walked away empty-handed were Ray Henson, Allen Kessler, Justin Gardenhire, Mitch Schock and the Massey brothers, Aaron and Ralph. The latter of that family who busted in a huge pot just before the money bubble.
Michael Taylor just made it into the money, actually busting in a double knockout on the bubble. Following Taylor out the door were Mstr Lynch (40th), David “ODB” Baker (28th), Derrick Yamada (22nd) and Ryan Riess (21st).
The final 11 players are now off to get some much-needed rest. They will return in just under 11 hours, as cards will be back in the air at noon local time. Once play commences, we won’t stop until we’ve found our winner. That lucky player will win $138,938, the coveted gold WSOP Circuit ring and an automatic seat the the WSOP National Championship in New Orleans in May.
Tune in tomorrow to find out who the champion will be. Until then, goodnight!