Phil Galfond secured match #2 for the San Francisco Rush, beating Marc Andre Ladouceur. Galfond started with fewer chips, and was down to ten big blinds before he doubled up two times to take the chip lead.

Ladouceur doubled through Galfond to even the stacks, coming from behind to make a flush against Galfond's pocket nines. Galfond had nines again on the final hand and took out Marc Andre Ladouceur to give his team the 2-0 lead.