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Matthew Leecy has played with calm, controlled precision on Day 2, but it hasn't been without a few hiccups. A short-stack opened to 12,500, with another 60,000 behind. Leecy tried three-betting to 30,000, then was forced to call after the original raiser moved all in. Leecy's 
was dominated by 
and failed to improve to the winner, 
. Leecy is down to about 340,000 as a result.
With the players now in the money, the short-stacks are out of turtle mode. Action folded to Denny Robinson in the small blind. He looked down at 
and shipped 95,000 into the middle. The big blind squeezed out 
and decided he couldn't fold. Robinson flopped an ace, 
, but the board came running hearts 
and to create the first in-the-money elimination.
Action folded to chip leader JJ Liu in the small blind and she raised to 22,500. The big blind and moved all in for 108,500. Liu counted down the chips to make the call and then slid them into the middle, turning over the . The big blind had shoved with the 
and was live.
The flop came down 
and the big blind took the lead with top pair of kings. The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. When you're running good, you're running good as Liu smacked trips on the river to send her opponent to the rail. More importantly, she eliminated the player that put everyone into the money, earning them at least $2,743 in prize money. Liu also moved her stack to 755,000 in chips.
It's been a tough slog for Cody Slaubaugh today. He started Day 2 as the far-and-away chip leader but hasn't been able to get anything going. On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, we approached his table with the turn already out, 
. New chip leader J.J. Liu, sporting a pair of sunglasses since coming back from the break, was in the blinds and checked to Slaubaugh. He made a slow, deliberate bet of 33,500 that Liu called.
The river came 
. Liu checked again. This time Slaubaugh bet a hefty 63,000. Liu cut 63,000 off her stack, broke it down a few times, then shoved it across the betting line. Slaubaugh instantly mucked, allowing Liu to drag the pot. She showed 
.
With that pot added to her stack, Liu now has about 600,000.
From under the gun, Paul Lieu raised all in for 60,500. Evan Lamprea was in the next seat and reshoved. Everyone else in the hand folded and it was Lamprea's 
up against Lieu's .
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Lieu was eliminated in 57th place.
While that hand was going on, Erica Schoenberg eliminated a player on an adjacent table with pocket eights. That player finished in 56th place and officially put the entire tournament on the bubble. Only one more person will go home empty handed and play is now hand for hand.
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Players are on a 10-minute break. We're getting close to the bubble. 57 players remain.
JJ Liu just went on an absolute blitzkrieg of a rush before the break to move her stack to a whopping 485,000 in chips. Here's how it went down in a couple of back-to-back hands.
We arrived at the table in the first hand with the board reading 
between JJ Liu and Kwinsee Tran. Liu was up first and checked to Tran. He bet 25,000 and Liu check-raised enough to put Tran all in. He made the call and showed the 
for a pair of kings and a flush draw. Liu held the for top pair of aces. The river completed the board with the 
and Liu won the pot to move to about 375,000. Tran was eliminated.
On the second hand, Liu got all the money in on the flop of 
versus an opponent holding the . Liu held the 
for bottom set. The player she was involved with, had around 125,000 or so himself to start the hand and after the turn came the and the river the , all of those chips went Liu's way.
We join the hand already in progress, with Brian England once again tangling, in position, with David Williams. On the turn of a 
board, Williams tosses 12,000 into the pot and England calls. The river comes and brings a bet of 18,300 from Williams. The chips have barely landed on the felt across the betting line when England calls, but he can't beat Williams' top pair, .
