Daniel Biro drops to 70k after failing to dislodge Konstantinos Nanos from his top pair. Nanos check-called the 
flop for 30k, and eventually did the same on the 
turn for 70k, but this decision took long minutes. Two players at other tables were eliminated during this dwell. Biro had bet almost exactly half his remaining stack on the turn, but decided against following it up on the 
river, checking behind and conceding the pot to Nanos' 
(he showed 
).
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
For 15 minutes, at least.
The Italian Giacomo Maisto is now up to 480,000 after eliminating Lubomir Kudlicka. We caught the money as it all went in on the turn. The board was 
and all the money was in the middle.
Kudlicka: 
for top pair.
Maisto: 
for the top straight.
The river was no help to either party 
Maisto who cashed in EPT Vilamoura finishing in 53rd place is on course to equal or better that today.
Daniel Negreanu has topped the all-time money list before, but as we speak he has been pipped by one Mr. Phil Ivey. Ivey is around $800,000 ahead right now - $13,642,275 to Negreanu's $12,836,012. However, if Negreanu takes the top spot here this week - and only the top spot - he will once again break Mr. Ivey's record.
The drinks are on him!
Luke Schwartz approaches the first break of the day with a very similar stack to his Day One low point, thanks to a hand against Anestis Pantazidis. The big decision was put to him on the turn, with the board reading 
. Pantazidis had moved all in (170k) over Schwartz' bet of 31k, and he was thinking hard about it, getting up, sitting down and looking tortured.
At last he shoved his stack in - literally - the towers of chips forming a lake in front of him. He wasn't happy to see the flopped house for Pantazidis who held 
vs. his 
. The river was the 
and there ensued a pause during which two floor staff stacked Schwartz back up. It turned out he had about 25k left.
"I've come back from four big blinds before. I'll do it again," he said (speaking about his return from the brink in this very tournament).
Mihai Manole continues to hang around with the heavyweights of this tournament after eliminating Stefan Horwath. Manole's pocket threes beating Horwaths 
in a pre flop all-in encounter.
Pokerstars Qualifier Michael Eiler can do no wrong at the moment. Yesterday he clashed horns with none other than Tom Dwan and came out on top of a few skirmishes. He has started today just like he left off yesterday, in sterling form - albeit with a touch of luck.
We don't know what the pre flop action was but Eiler and Abramovici were all in. Eiler holding 
and Abramovici 
. The board was 
and then Abramovici's EPT dreams were shattered by the 
river.
Eiler ~ 620,000
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