Two players checked to Gab Yong Kim, who bet 550 in middle position on a 
flop. The small blind called and the big blind made it 2,000 to go. Kim called and they went heads up to the 
turn. The big blind checked and quickly folded to a big barrel of 6,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Kelly Minkin led out 1,300 from the small blind on a 
turn and Paul Tedeschi raised to 4,200 under the gun. A player on the button called and Minkin gave up.
Tedeschi opted to bet 10,400 into about 12,000 when the 
appeared on the river, and his opponent took over a minute before releasing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Colton Blomberg's Main Event run was frustrating from the opening level, and the second round wasn't any different for the American player who just lost his remaining chips.
Blomberg was seen facing a 6,000-bet from Mark Yazbeck on a turn reading 
and he moved all in with 
only to look at the opponent's flopped set with 
.
The 
river ended Blomberg's downhill for good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted |
Aram Zobian bet 6,000 into 7,000 from the hijack with 
on the felt.
"I think I need to fold this," his opponent in the small blind said with a smile.
After another minute, he flicked in one card and Zobian mucked and dragged the pot. The other player showed his other card was the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
A completed board of 
lay between a player under the gun and Mark Yazbeck on the button. About 17,000 was in the middle and the under-the-gun player had bet 11,000. Yazbeck was in the tank and finally slid out a tower of multi-colored denominations.
Thinking he'd been called, the first player flipped over 
, only to be informed it was a min-raise. He then called, but Yazbeck had run out a flush with .
"He called the flop," Yazbeck's opponent muttered in disbelief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Under the gun, Pratik Mehta raised all in for 7,825 over a 3,000-wager from the button with 
on the table. Mehta received a call and he found himself in favorable spot, holding 
versus 
.
Mehta faded a ten on the and run out and doubled to 17,650.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,650 |
Players are on their second 15-minute break.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Blind versus blind, Sergio Aido was in position, raising to 4,500 over a 1,500-bet on . His opponent called and they tapped the felt on the 
river.
Aido tabled 
but he found out that the other player had him beat all the way as he showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,700
-5,700
|
-5,700 |
|
|
||
Some players from the A$50K Challenge have begun to bust out and filter over to the Main.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,100
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
38,400
8,400
|
8,400 |
|
37,000
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
||
|
|
37,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000 | |
|
||
|
32,000 | |
|
||
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
26,300
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
|
|
||
|
23,500
-24,300
|
-24,300 |
|
21,600
-8,400
|
-8,400 |
|
20,000 | |