The board bricked off for the defending champion, and he has been eliminated here on Day 2. There'll be no repeat this year.
, and both men checked. They would do the same when the
turned on fourth street, and the
filled out the board. The big blind finally stuck out a bet of 4,000, but Saul came right over the top with a covering raise to 25,000. His opponent thought it over for a minute or two before committing the rest of his stack with an all-in call.
for two pair, and it was the winner. The rest of his opponent's chips were pushed to his corner, and he's now sitting pretty with right at 200,000.
. After Lee checked the river, Filippi said, "I mean, I guess I check."
to rake in the pot. As the pot was pushed to Lee, Filippi began cursing and complaining about the nine that hhit the river to counterfeit his hand. He's sitting on 200,000 while Lee is on 40,000.
, all the chips of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier went into the middle. Daniel Negreanu looked him up with
, and ElkY's
would need to fade a lot of outs to survive.
, ending the drama right there as ElkY had no re-draw. With a handshake and a, "Good luck," the gregarious French pro made his way out the door.
with two clubs. All of the money went in, Humberto tabling
against his opponent's
. A third club on the turn put Humberto in immediate danger, and he could not find another club to re-improve to his flush.
.
from his opponent. After tanking for some time, Chartier put in the chips to make the call. His opponent held only ace high with the
. Chartier rolled over the
for just a pair of fours and won the pot.
against an opponent's pocket tens. The ensuing board ran out 



giving Monnette a pot-clinching wheel and new life in the main event.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100