Daniel Merkus opened to 15,000 in early position, Mark Davis called on his direct left, and Yue Zhu moved all in for 56,000 in middle position. The action folded back to Merkus, who immediately folded, and Davis went into the tank. He asked the dealer to pull the bets in, and when he realized the price he was getting, he called.
"I'm sorry," he said, committing the chips.
Davis:
Zhu:
The flop kept Zhu in the lead, and the on the turn gave him a straight to the king. Davis was drawing to a diamond flush though, and the on the river gave him said flush. Zhu was eliminated in 43rd, while Davis now sits with 420,000.
Brian Roberts raised to 14,000 from early position, Tom Marchese three-bet to 51,000 on his direct left, Scott Seiver called all in for 33,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Roberts. Roberts asked how much Marchese had behind - it was 49,000 - and Roberts moved all in. Marchese called.
Roberts:
Marchese:
Seiver:
Both Marchese and Seiver had aces, but Marchese scooped the pot when the board rolled out and Seiver fell in 42nd.
On an adjacent table, a short-stacked Marcel Luske was busted as well in 41st place.
Level 18 is underway, the last level of Day 2. The plan originally had been to play through Level 19 tonight, but thanks to the extra-long bubble earlier which added an extra 45 minutes, the plan was revised and players will continue for just one more hour.
When we reached Table 94, Fredrik Andersson was all in and at risk for his last few thousand on a flop of . His opponent, Alex Kravchenko, called.
Andersson:
Kravchenko:
Anderson was drawing very slim, but the on the turn was one of the few cards in the deck that kept him alive. He needed to make two pair or trips on the river while avoiding a hear, but he was unable to when the completed the board. Andersson was eliminated in 39th place, while Kravchenko now has 260,000 chips.
After being forced to fold to a river shove, Jared Bleznick raised to 16,000 from early position. Mike Watson called on his direct left, Jonathan Duhamel defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Duhamel checked, Bleznick continued for 36,000, and both Watson and Duhamel called. The turn was the , Duhamel checked again, and Bleznick moved all in for what looked like 175,000. Watson quickly folded, and Duhamel tank-folded as well.
We came on a big three-way hand involving Nacho Barbero (small blind), Alexey Rybin (middle position), and Tom Marchese (hijack seat) just now. They'd reached the turn, with a number of chips in the middle, the board showing , and it appearing as though the action had checked to Marchese who'd bet 42,000.
Barbero then had committed his entire stack of about 160,000 as a raise, then Rybin had repotted it and Marchese was in the tank trying to decide whether or not to commit his last 160,000 or so. Finally Marchese folded, and the other two tabled their cards.
Barbero:
Rybin:
The river then brought the , making a flush for Barbero and earning him continued life in Event #61.
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flop kept Zhu in the lead, and the 
on the turn gave him a straight to the king. Davis was drawing to a diamond flush though, and the 
on the river gave him said flush. Zhu was eliminated in 43rd, while Davis now sits with 420,000.
and Seiver fell in 42nd.
completed the board. Andersson was eliminated in 39th place, while Kravchenko now has 260,000 chips.
, and it appearing as though the action had checked to Marchese who'd bet 42,000.
