Ionut Dragomir opened to 22,000 from middle position and Alberto Diaz moved all in for 68,000 from the cutoff. Dragomir called with a covering stack to put Diaz at risk.
Alberto Diaz: A♥9♦
Ionut Dragomir: 8♥6♥
The board ran out J♠6♠4♦5♠5♣. Dragomir's six was good at showdown and he took the pot while Diaz made his exit from the tournament area.
Angel Rodriguez moved all in from early position for 52,000 and found a caller in Constantin Scrob who was in middle position with a covering stack.
Angel Rodriguez: 10♥7♥
Constantin Scrob: 2♥2♣
The board ran out Q♦J♣5♣6♣Q♥. Rodriguez failed to connect with the board and was sent to the rail while Scrob took the pot.
With two players seeing a board of 3♣7♦3♥5♠2♠ and roughly 285,000 already in the middle, Fernando Santa Maria checked from middle position and Chadi Akremi moved all in, covering Santa Maria's remaining stack of roughly 260,000. Santa Maria went deep into the tank.
After nearly five minutes Santa Maria asked the dealer to spread the pot. About a minute later he made the call.
"Good call" Akremi told his opponent, tabling K♥J♥ for a bluff. Santa Maria tabled A♥J♦ for just ace-high, much to the amazement of his tablemates, and scooped in a colossal pot.
The final 25 players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Marian Dicu moved all in from under the gun for 129,000 and picked up a call from Chadi Akremi in the small blind who covered.
Marian Dicu: A♦J♠
Chadi Akremi: K♠K♥
Akremi's pocket-kings held up on the Q♥2♠8♣4♣2♦ runout and he collected a decent pot while Dicu made his exit from the tournament area.
In a preflop confrontation Dzianis Sauchuk found himself all in and at risk against Manuel Ledesma who had a covering stack.
Dzianis Sauchuk: KxKx
Manuel Ledesma: A♠A♦
It was the ultimate cooler as Sauchuk's pocket-kings were crushed by Ledesma's pocket-aces. Sauchuk couldn't catch up on the 8♥7♦9♦6♦7♣ runout and was sent to the rail while Ledesma scored another knockout.
Aleksander Unmov never showed up for Day 2. He managed to make the money and even make a few pay jumps before ultimately being blinded out in 23rd-place.
In a preflop confrontation Dario Bagattini, who had recently been left very short-stacked, was all in and up against Antonio Puntas who held a covering stack to put Bagattini at risk.
Dario Bagattini: A♥8♦
Antonio Puntas: 6♠6♥
The board ran out 7♠K♦J♣6♣K♣. Puntas made a set on the turn, leaving Bagattini drawing dead. The start of day chip leader made his exit from the tournament area while Puntas collected the last of his chips.
Fernando Celdran opened to 25,000 from middle position and Jimmy Zhan three-bet to 150,000, leaving just a few chips behind. Celdran moved all in and Zhan made the call to put himself at risk.
Jimmy Zhan: Q♥Q♠
Fernando Celdran: A♦A♠
The board ran out 3♠6♠3♦5♠6♣. Celdran remained ahead with his aces for the entire runout to take the pot while Zhan's deep run came to an end in 21st-place.
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