The other 'long game' came to an end when Eugene Katchalov found himself in a flip for his tournament life, getting his money into the middle with against Andrew Lichtenberger's .
However the board was spread and Katchalov was KO'ed, losing in straight sets to Lichtenberger.
Lichtenberger now faces Josh Tyler in his quarter final match.
Barry Woods has just managed to secure a 2-1 victory over Daniel Smith, leaving only one quarter final to be decided.
Smith moved all in preflop with and Woods called him down with . The dealer produced a flop of , pairing both players but Woods
managed to spike the on the turn for two pair.
Needing a six or eight to double through, Smith was eliminated when the bricked out on the river.
Woods makes it through to Day 2, leaving only Vanessa Selbst and the winner of the match between Sam Vakili and Ralph Burd, which is still locked at 1-0. We could be in for a long night.
The last Round 2 match of Sam Vakili and Ralph Burd continues - a small crowd has gathered to watch on, including Sherrie Gelberg, a handful of Vakili's friends and the Best Hands Shiatsu massage crew.
The length of this match has exceeded four hours and it's taking its toll on everyone - we actually haven't seen a flop for 30 minutes.
The moment we thought it was still going to stretch even further, Ralph Burd moved the last of his money into the middle preflop with .
Sam Vakilis called with ; the dealer spread the flop of , which improved neither hand but gave Vakilis the open-ender.
BANG - down came the on the turn! Burd needed any six to keep the game alive, but the river was a meaningless .
Vakilis ends the marathon match a 2-0 winner and will play Vanessa Selbst for the last spot in Day 2. Burd is busto, but he was very philosophical about the whole thing.
"The two guys I played today played poker properly," Burd told us at the desk. "It was really enjoyable."