WPT 5-Diamond Day 2

The official Day 2 of the Bellagio WPT event began on Saturday, December 16th.

The day started with 359 players. After one level of play, Tarak saw his chip count go down to about 22k. As he began the next level, his goal was to be patient, wait on a hand, and try to double up. A fantastic opportunity presented itself early in the level when Tarak was dealt pocket Aces but, unfortunately, nobody called his pre-flop raise and Tarak was resigned to just pick up the blinds and antes for the hand.

With no big hands and few opportunities to increase his chips, Tarak's stack was slowly dwindling. About 20 minutes before the end of Day 2 play, the inevitable happened. With a low stack, Tarak was forced to commit the rest of his chips on a flopped draw of 11 outs. Unfortunately none of the outs hit and Tarak was eliminated in 140th place, only 40 spots away from the money.

Out of 583 players, Tarak's 140th place is something to be proud of. Though he did not cash, a great experience was had and he outlasted many of today's hottest poker professionals. Congratulations, Tarak. I'm sure we'll be seeing you on the tournament circuit again in the near future!