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With blinds at 50/100, David Steike got his remaining 1,600 chips in with 
. Jonathan Karamalikis was happy to call with 
. Steike was going to need a lot of help, and the 
board just didn't do it.
They have each won one game now. Winner of the next game will move on to the next round.
Dan Smith and Daniel Nielson were the last pair to finish their first game. Blinds had climbed to 150/300 when Neilson shoved for 3,000, and Smith called to put him at risk.
Nielson: 
Smith: 
Smith spiked a queen on the turn to take the lead and get them to the second game.
Nick Wong won the second game to draw even with his opponent, Darren Woods.
David Steike raised to 150 on the button, and Jonathan Karamalikis called. After the 
flop, Karamalikis bet out 275, and after a pause, Steike called. The turn brought the 
and this time, Karamalikis checked. Steike bet 1,025. Karamalikis tanked awhile before deciding to shove. It was an easy call for Steike.
Karamalikis: 
for a pair of tens
Steike: 
for queens and sevens
The 
was uneventful, and with that, Steike took a 2:0 lead over Karamalikis. That's enough to eliminate him. Steike moves on to the round of 16.
We're not quite sure how it happened. One second, Annette Obrestad was at the other end of the table from Billy Jordanou. A minute later, the table is full of satellite players who have been hovering around the area waiting for seats for the last 15 minutes. Jordanou eliminated Obrestad in two straight games, leaving her free to go back to watching the Australian Open.
Jordanou will play the winner of the Dan Cates and Andrew Pantling match.
Nikolay Evdakov shoved on Steven Kelly, who was down to just 750 chips. Kelly's 
was ahead of Evdakov's 
, but the board came 
, giving Evdakov two pair and the win.
Evdakov moves on and will play Barry Woods in a minute or two,
Andrew Pantling's pair of queens held over Dan Cates' 
to eliminate Cates. Pantling is now seated to play Billy Jordanou in the second round.
Nikolay Evdakov - 5,000
Barry Woods - 5,000
Billy Jordanou - 5,000
Andrew Pantling - 5,000
Darren Woods raised to 300, and Nick Wong reraised to 700. Woods moved all in, and Wong called.
Woods:
Wong: 
The board fell 
, giving Woods two pair and a double up to 6,300.
A minute later, they got it all in again. "Here we go again," said Wong. "Am I just going to give them right back to you?" It was Wong's 
against Woods' 
.
The in the door had Woods smiling, but then the dealer spread the whole flop: . Wong's wheel was plenty good for the double up.
And then a minute after that, they did it again. Woods shoved to flip with Wong's 
. The board fell jack-high, and they were back to even. "Should we just flip a coin?" asked Woods.
All of Daniel Alaei's chips went in on a 
flop. He held 
for top pair. Mark Everett called him with 
for a flush draw and an over. The turn ended the sweat, giving Everett the nut flush. He and Alaei are now even, one game to one game.
