Mustapha Kanit raised to 4,500. He was called by Bahram Chobineh on the button and Chi Zhang in the small blind.
The three players checked the 
flop. Zhang checked the 
turn and Kanit bet 10,000. Chobineh called and Zhang folded.
Both players checked the 
river and Chobineh announced pair.
"Better pair," said Kanit, showing 
. "You can have aces or kings, but I was pretty confident!"
Kenny Hallaert has started very well into Day 2 and more than doubled his stack since sitting down. The latest victim of Hallaert's run was Sirzat Hissou, who ended up paying off a flopped set of the Belgian.
On the 
turn, Hissou checked out of the big blind and called a bet of 25,000 by Hallaert on the button. The 
appeared on the river and Hissou checked once more with just 15,000 behind. Hallaert bet 15,000 and Hissou sighed, called and already seemed to know his fate. Hallaert rolled over 
for a set and Hissou mucked 
for top pair and the missed nut flush draw.
Also no longer in contention: Patrik Antonius and Helio Bandeira Neves.
Thomas Muehloecker was spotted exiting the tournament area after losing out in a preflop clash against Italian Mustapha Kanit.
Kanit held 
against the 
of Muehloecker, with the Austrian all in for 140,000. Muehloecker was subsequently flopped almost dead on the 
flop. The turn was the and the river the 
meaning Muehloecker became the latest casualty on Day 2.
There were only 28,000 in the middle until the river of a completed board of 
and James Romero checked over to Daniel Dvoress on the button, who bet 80,000. Romero was well covered by that bet size and used all three of his remaining time bank extensions of 30 seconds each before making the call.
Dvoress tabled for top set and Romero mucked 
for a pair of kings before heading to the rail.
Dan Smith raised from under the gun and picked up two callers in Shakhabiddin Muradov in the small blind and Piotr Nurzynski in the big blind. The flop came 
and action checked to Smith, who continued for 5,000. Both opponents called and checked again to Smith on the turn.
Smith used one time bank extension before betting 23,000, prompting instant folds from Muradov and Nurzynski.
Action was on the river between Ivan Luca and Joao Vieira. There had obviously already been some fireworks, with over 130,000 chips in the middle.
The board read 
, but it was here the fireworks ceased, with first Luca then Vieira checking.
Luca showed and that was enough to take down the pot.
Picking up the action on the flop, Bahram Chobineh bet 9,000 and was called by Matthew Moss from two seats over. On the 
turn, Chobineh bet 5,000 and Moss came along to see the on the river.
Chobineh carefully cut out a bet of 65,500 and that did the trick to force a fold from Moss.
Jan-Eric Schwippert joined the field at the start of play today, and was already spotted heading to the exit. According to Anthony Zinno, Schwippert three-bet all in for around 42,000 over the top of Zinno's open to 5,000. Zinno called with and while Schwippert held 
The flop came 
giving Zinno a set and Schwippert a gutshot, but the board bricked out and Schwippert was sent to the rail.
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