Rodrigo Vieira three-bet to 16,700 from the cutoff seat after a player in middle position made it 6,000 to go. Action then folded over to the big blind and he four-bet to an even 50,000. Both the original raiser and Vieira folded.
Vieira dropped back to 165,000 in chips.
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John Castaño's situation is desperate after losing most of his stack with 
. He opened pre-flop for 6,500, then called the 47,000-chip all-in shove of a player behind him. That player had pocket jaks, 
, and immediately flopped a full house, 
. Castaño was left to draw at running 8s. He caught the first one, 
, on the turn, but the river fell 
. After paying off his opponent Castaño is down to 5,000 in chips.
Alex Brenes started his Day 2 by winning a flip. He ended it by losing a flip. Brenes moved all in for 13,900 with 
and was called by the big blind. That player showed 
and turned a pair on a board of 
. Brenes shook a few hands and then quickly made his way out of the tournament area.
Action folded around to Jorge Pereira on the button and he raised bigger than most, making it 12,400 to go. The small blind looked at him and then folded. The big blind also tossed his cards in. Pereira looked at the two blinds as if to say, "Why don't you want to play with me?" He then showed the 
.
Pereira's up to about 165,000 in chips.
Some poker players have a "thing". For Joe Hachem, it was "Pass the sugar." For Andre Scaff, playing here on Day 2 in Sao Paulo, it's "Filhe do rei". Scaff was shouting that phrase again after taking down a sizable pot from the chip leader, Santiego Nadal. With 13,000 in the pot on the turn, 
, Scaff bet 8,200 from the big blind. Nadal called, bringing the two players to the 
river. Scaff made a cautious check. Nadal cut 19,700 off of his massive stack and tossed the chips into the pot. Scaff then check-raised all in.
"How much?" asked Nadal. The dealer counted down Scaff at 109,200, a raise of almost 90,000 back to Nadal. He seemed anguished but finally folded, showing the 
. Scaff showed a club flush, 
.
"Filhe do rei!" he shouted.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
We've trimmed about 30% of the field in the first two hours of the day. The survivors are on a 15-minute break.
Bruno Severino has been eliminated. His pocket fives couldn't improve against an opponent's pocket jacks and he was sent to the rail.
One player checked to Eric Mifune on the flop of 
. Mifune bet 6,500 and his opponent called. The turn went check, check after the fell and the river was also checked after the 
completed the board.
Mifune looked confused when his opponent table the 
after calling his flop bet out of position with only backdoor draws. Mifune mucked and dropped back to 146,000.
Daniela started Day 2 with exactly 37,000 chips, or about 23 big blinds. As we approach the end of Level 2, she's up to about 260,000, or 130 big blinds. Zapiello has been a machine. She's knocked a few opponents out and has taken big chunks out of others. Her star and her stack are in ascendancy at the moment.
