The floor is in the process of breaking another table, meaning we are now down to 48 players. One more table of players will go home empty-handed, and everyone else will get at least $63,700 in Hong Kong dollars. It might not be worth as much as U.S. dollars, but it's sure a lot more colorful.
Mikhail Mazunin checked a 
flop, and Brendon Rubie bet 7,400. Mazunin flatted. The turn was the 
, and Mazunin checked again. And again he called when Rubie bet 18,000. He rapped the table for a third time when the 
came on the river, and Rubie checked behind. Mazunin tabled 
for fives and fours, and that was enough to scoop the pot.
TJ Vorapanich made an opening raise to 8,500 from the button before big blind Chong Man Ip three-bet shoved for his last 68,700 total chips. Vorapanich thought it over for a couple agonizing moments before making the call with his big stack.
Showdown
Vorapanich: 
Ip: 
There was a bit of a sweat by the time the turn card rolled around, but the board of 
kept Ip in front and secured his double up. He's all the way up to 140,000 now, while Vorapanich takes a step back to a still-very-healthy 355,000.
Marcel Luske was once again given the privilege of determining how many more hands we'll play tonight. He pulled the five, and that's what we've got left at each table.
Today is the Feast of the Drunken Dragon, celebrated in Macau with parades and banquets. Here at the Grand Lisboa, the day began with action crazy enough to fit the celebration. TJ Vorapanich surged to the lead in a series of massive pots in the last level of the night, finishing with a chart-topping 472,900. Norwegian pro Kai Paulsen joins Vorapanich above the 400,000-mark.
Over the course of seven levels, 160 players were reduced to 44, bringing the field just four eliminations from the money. One of the biggest stacks at the start of the day, David Steicke, was eliminated at the hands of Vorapanich. Nam Le, Steve Yea, Andrew Scott, and Aaron Lerner also failed to make it through the day. It was a rough one for Team PokerStars Pro. They lost Eric Assadourian, Tony Hachem, Celina Lin, and Raymond Wu. Only Marcel Luske was able to fly on to Day 3. He'll be joined by last year's high roller champ, Jonas Kronwitter, along with Brendon Rubie and Binh Nguyen.
Come back at 12:15 pm local time for Day 3 to follow along with us as they burst the bubble and fight for a spot at the final table.
Main Event
Day 2 Completed
Here's how the 44 remaining players bagged up at the conclusion of play:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
416,800 | |
|
299,300 | |
|
||
|
|
250,700
110,700
|
110,700 |
|
241,900
191,900
|
191,900 |
|
233,000
172,675
|
172,675 |
|
|
||
|
|
224,400
158,400
|
158,400 |
|
204,400
131,525
|
131,525 |
|
|
||
|
190,900
25,900
|
25,900 |
|
||
|
|
189,700
134,925
|
134,925 |
|
|
||
|
|
166,100
134,425
|
134,425 |
|
|
||
|
160,200
84,975
|
84,975 |
|
|
||
|
149,700
39,700
|
39,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
148,100
97,675
|
97,675 |
|
|
136,700
59,400
|
59,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
127,000
102,600
|
102,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,300
33,300
|
33,300 |
|
|
116,200
58,200
|
58,200 |
|
106,700
85,300
|
85,300 |
|
103,100
7,100
|
7,100 |
|
|
||
|
93,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
87,400
20,550
|
20,550 |
|
57,600
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
|
||
|
54,200
1,825
|
1,825 |
|
|
39,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
||
|
36,900
123,100
|
123,100 |
