Poulter put together two rounds of 68 to set up a third round final pairing with fellow compatriot, Lee Westwood. Westwood, Europe's No.1 ranked player recovered from a double bogey on the 14th hole to stabilize his round and manage a 3 under 69.
The two men at 8 under are followed by a group of 5 who are two shots behind. 4 of the 5 at 6 under are Americans, they include former winners, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, young gun Anthony Kim along with Ricky Barnes. Korean K.J. Choi is the sole international, he is two shots off the pace and followed up an impressive first round with a consistent round of 71.
4-time Masters champion, Woods, fired a two under back nine to keep him within striking distance of the leaders and a historic victory. Playing in his second Masters, up and coming youngster Anthony Kim's aggresive play saw him fire 4 birdies, however, a bogey on the last hole brought him back from outright second to the chasing pack.
It was a dissappointing day for the Australians in the field with Marc Leishman and John Senden missing the cut. Adam Scott who was poised nicely after round 1 is still Australia's best, however at even par, Scott is 8 shots back.
Defending champion, Angel Cabrera avoided missing the cut, however, being 3 over after 36 holes, the big hitting Argentinian is out of contention. Also at three over is Italian amateur Matteo Manassero, he became the youngest player ever to make the cut at Augusta.
Leaderboard
T1 Lee Westwood (-8)
Ian Poulter (-8)
T3 Phil Mickelson (-6)
Ricky Barnes (-6)
Anthony Kim (-6)
Tiger Woods (-6)
K.J. Choi (-6)
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