Event #75: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee

All the chips were in, the cards were on their backs, and the dealer had just put the turn out on the      board when we got to the table. Martin Jacobson held    for a turned flush and Brandon Shack-Harris was showing   . Although a   fell on the river to give Shack-Harris a set, it wasn't enough, and Jacobson took the pot to double up.

Brandon Shack-Harris	150,000	10,000
Martin Jacobson	120,000	58,000

Dan Zack pushed his last 59,000 from the hijack with    and a player in the big blind found    to make an easy call. Zack was, however, able to deliver a much needed bad beat as the board rolled out      .

Daniel Zack

131,000

4,000

Action folded to the player on the button and he shoved for 58,000. Jared Hamby moved all-in from the small blind and the big blind called to put himself at risk.

Jared Hamby:   
Button:   
Big blind:   

Hamby had the best of it with his kings and both of his opponents needed to improve to survive. The board ran out       and although the button spiked his ace to triple up, Hamby won the substantial side pot to stack the big blind.

Jared Hamby

310,000

183,000

John Hennigan and Shaun Deeb have been tangling for the WSOP Player of the Year title all summer and their battles are culminating right at the end of the series, with Ben Yu also joining the race.

Hennigan and Deeb came back for Day 2 but Deeb was eliminating in the opening minutes. Henningan presumably doubled up as his stack has been significantly larger than when he returned today. Now the ball is in Hennigan's court.

John Hennigan	280,000	131,000
Shaun Deeb	0	-106,000

Longsheng Tan moved all in for 54,000 under the gun and Mohsin Charania called from two seats over. Tan had    and raced against   . Charania was still ahead on the turn reading      but the   river saved Tan's tournament run, securing him a double.

Longsheng Tan	126,000
Mohsin Charania	100,000	-57,000

Of the 3,120 players who started in Event #75: $1,500 The Closer, only 331 remain. Leading the way after the three starting flights is Jeffrey Tanouye who bagged 601,000 on Day 1b of play. Following close behind Tanouye are the likes of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier who bagged up 583,000 on Day 1a and Allen Kessler who bagged 576,000 on Day 1c. They will join the rest of the survivors on the final day of play here in one of the final bracelet events of the summer.

Among others who are returning for Day 2 of action are the likes of Shaun Deeb and John Hennigan. Deeb and Hennigan are both chasing points for the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race. Deeb is currently leading after taking down his second bracelet of the summer just a few days ago, and his fourth all-time bracelet, and leads by a wide margin but Hennigan sits in second place after winning a bracelet this summer paired with a second place finish in the Poker Players Championship. Both are still alive in this tournament and have locked up a cash and will look to laddered up on Day 2.

Other's returning for Day 2 include the likes of Loni Harwood, Jonathan Tamayo, Leif Force, Rep Porter, Joe Cada, Niall Farrell, Mohsin Charania, Chris Moorman, Ben Keeline, Berry Hutter, Tristian Wade, David "ODB" Baker, Krzysztof Stybaniewicz, David Paredes, Joe Kuether, Joe Serock, John Dolan and Ryan Olisar just to name a few.

Action is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. with the plan to play down to a winner by the end of play on Sunday. Players will begin in level 19 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 with an ante of 1,000. PokerNews will be here from dawn til dusk bringing action from this tournament from start to finish so be sure to stay tuned so you don't miss a thing.