Alec Torelli has been eliminated on the feature table when his ace-nine couldn't get there against pocket sevens and Francois Evard also bowed out before the money.
The completed board of was staring at Marwan Salamoun, but so too was Alessio Sardone. Staring hard after betting all-in on the river for a huge stack, way more than Salamoun had left.
"You always bluff like this." said Salamoun, "But I can't call."
"If you fold, I'll show the nuts. If you call, I'll show the bluff." quipped Sardone.
In the end, Salamoun folded, living to fight another day. Sardone, amused, folded.
Samuel Hernandez was all in and at risk for 77,500 preflop and received the calls from Ivan Lutsiv in late position and Stacy Matuson on the button. On the flop both players checked. Lutsiv then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the turn before the river went check, check.
Matuson showed and Hernandez turned over , Lutsiv mucked ,
Cate Hall in jovial mood on Day 2...but Okolowitz had the goods in the latest hand.
Cate Hall in the big blind called Herbert Okolowitz's opening bet to 15,000 from early position.
The flop of was checked by both players, but on the turn, Hall bet 38,000 and was called by Okolowitz. The river of saw Hall check and so too did Okolowitz. Hall turned over for top pair, but Okolowitz had for the flopped set.
William Kassouf got his last 63,000 in preflop and Edgar Casanova called before Bruno Aguilar reshoved from one seat over to isolate.
Bruno Aguilar:
William Kassouf:
Kassouf asked for the three of hearts on the flop and got the for good measure, instantly making quads. The turn and river were blanks and Kassouf tripled.
Then, Elias Hanna raised and called the shove of Aguilar with . Aguilar had and doubled for 83,000 thanks to a board of .
Just before the money bubble, Edgar Casanova raised and Bruno Aguilar shoved for more than 170,000. Filippo Lazzaretto called from one seat over with the and Casanova folded. Aguilar showed pocket kings and an ace on the river sent Aguilar to the rail just shy of the money.
Play is now hand-for-hand as the tournament director has just announced that play is on the bubble.
While there might be a little slow-down, if play is anywhere near at fast-paced as it has been in the tournament so far, the bubble could pop very quickly indeed.
and Saaskilahti doubled, then said "Now I have a decent stack."
was staring at Marwan Salamoun, but so too was Alessio Sardone. Staring hard after betting all-in on the river for a huge stack, way more than Salamoun had left. 
flop both players checked. Lutsiv then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the 
turn before the 
river went check, check.
and Hernandez turned over 
,
was checked by both players, but on the 
saw Hall check and so too did Okolowitz. Hall turned over 
for top pair, but Okolowitz had 
for the flopped set.
for good measure, instantly making quads. The 
turn and 
river were blanks and Kassouf tripled.
. Aguilar had 
