Jason Mercier is up to 180,000 after busting two players in one hand, including Artem Litvinov. The Team Pro rivered an ace with ace-ten for the pot.
Matthew Ashton doubled to 60,000 after his held against an opponent's . The board ran to make him top set.
Steve O'Dwyer's great day has continued with him eliminating Kostyantyn Shulga. His pocket sevens help against his opponent's pocket fives on a board. He's up to 330,000 now.
Conte Francesco Paolo checked on a board of . Jean-Philippe Rohr fired out 6,700, Paolo check-raised to 16,000, and Rohr moved all in for around 50,000 or so. Paolo snap-called.
Rohr:
Paolo:
Rohr was drawing dead, and had already collected his things and walked away from the table before the completed the board.
From under the gun, Elio Fox raised to 4,700. Action folded to the player in the cutoff seat, and he reraised to 10,500. With action moving back over to Fox, he took some time, then reraised to 23,000. His opponent moved all in, and Fox called.
Fox rolled over the , but was behind his opponent's . The flop, turn and river ran out , and Fox lost the hand.
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu's table was just broken up and he was moved to Tobias Reinkemeier's table. On the very first hand Anaras Alekberovas raised to 3,500 and Negreanu three-bet to 12,000. Negreanu was seated to Alekberovas' left and the action was folded all the way around to the Lithuanian. Alekberovas four-bet to 26,000 and that put the pressure back on Negreanu.
"He's a four-bettor," Negreanu laughed as he was constantly joking around with the players at his table. The Canadian pro put in a five-bet to 54,000 and Alekberovas folded.
"Aces, of course I had aces," Negreanu said as he pushed his cards towards Reinkemeier who could pick one.
Reinkemeier pointed towards the left card and Negreanu turned over the . Just to keep everyone honest he also showed the and emphasized that he would only five-bet with aces. Negreanu is doing good on Day 2 and he seems to be completely in his element.
Goran Mandic opened to 4,200 from the hijack seat, Victor Sbrissa three-bet to 10,100 from the small blind, and Mandic responded with a four-bet to 24,700.
Sbrissa went into the tank, then the Brazilian mucked his hand.
Patrick Naxache just ended up all in for his tournament life against Michael Lukas. Naxache had 60,600 chips and Lukas would be left behind with 2,000 in case he lost.
Panagiotis Gavriilidis opened to 4,200 from the hijack seat, Alec Torelli three-bet to 11,100 on the button, and Gavriilidis called. The flop fell , Gavriilidis checked, and Torelli fired out 9,000. Gavriilidis called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. The two checked again, and Torelli announced that he had a seven. Gavriilidis mucked, and Torelli showed .
The very next hand, Gavriilidis opened to 4,200, and Torelli called. The dealer fanned , Gavriilidis continued for 6,000, and Torelli folded.
held against an opponent's 
. The board ran 
to make him top set.
board. He's up to 330,000 now.
. Jean-Philippe Rohr fired out 6,700, Paolo check-raised to 16,000, and Rohr moved all in for around 50,000 or so. Paolo snap-called.
completed the board.
. The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and Fox lost the hand.
and emphasized that he would only five-bet with aces. Negreanu is doing good on Day 2 and he seems to be completely in his element.
. Negreanu bet 6,500, and Reinkemeier called.
, and Negreanu check-called a bet of 11,200 to see the 
fall on the river. Both players checked.
, both players checked, and the 
