Day 2 of the World Series of Poker main event

DAY: 2 (Officially known as Day 1B). BIG NEWS: The tournament director at the World Series of Poker said its no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event will likely last a few hours longer than in previous years as players begin the tournament with more chips. Jack Effel said Saturday that the series added chips to players' starting stacks this year to give them more time to size up the tables and maneuver during the tournament. Shorter stacks relative to the minimum bets required force players into more hasty decisions for all their chips. Players began this year with 30,000 in chips compared with 20,000 last year. More than 850 players entered the main event on Saturday, the second of four days players were allowed to begin the tournament. STUD OF THE DAY: Jeremiah Smith, who doubled his chip stack just after the tournament began... [read full story]                    

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