Venezuela's Luis Perez raised to 2,200 from early position and Jason Koon defended from the big blind. Action went check-check on the flop and then Koon check-called a bet of 2,400 on the turn.
When the double paired the board on the river, both players checked and Koon flashed the for a missed flush draw. Perez then tabled the [qqh] for the win.
In the very next hand, Matthias Eibinger raised to 2,200 from early position and Koon called from the small blind to see a flop. Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the . Koon led out for 5,000 and got a few chips back after Eibinger folded.
Nicola Gonzalez got his short stack of 5,225 all in preflop and found himself primed to double through Matt Glatz.
Gonzalez:
Glantz:
Gonzalez was way ahead with the superior pair, and he held on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to give Glantz a set. The river was no help to Gonzalez and he took his leave from the 2018 PCA.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy got his stack of 30,200 all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Martin Raus.
Raus:
Troyanovskiy:
Troyanovskiy got up and gathered his things as the dealer put out the flop. However, Troyanovskiy received a reprieve when the dealer burned and turned the to give him the lead with a set.
The Russian pro then retook his seat when the river saw the pot pushed his way.
Santiago Nadal has seen quite a rise in his stack early on here on Day 2. The native of Mexico came into play today sitting on 67,000 and has since brought it up to around 157,000.
In a recent pot against Gavin O'Rourke, the board read with about 60,000 already piled up in the middle. Nadal fired a bet of 41,700 and after a moment, O'Rourke slid his cards towards the muck.
Action folded to Daniel Walbe on the button and he moved all in for right around 12,000. Badih Bounahra called from the big blind and Walbe discovered the bad news.
Walbe:
Bounahra:
Walbe had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out .
The first level is in the books and some familiar faces have been lost along the way. The 2013 PCA Champion Dimitar Danchev as fallen and is joined on the rail by Mike Leah, Ben Heath, Seth Davies and a pile of others as the field has been reduced to 264.
flop and then Koon check-called a bet of 2,400 on the 
turn.
double paired the board on the river, both players checked and Koon flashed the 
for a missed flush draw. Perez then tabled the [qqh] for the win.
flop. Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Koon led out for 5,000 and got a few chips back after Eibinger folded.
flop. However, Troyanovskiy received a reprieve when the dealer burned and turned the 
river saw the pot pushed his way.
with about 60,000 already piled up in the middle. Nadal fired a bet of 41,700 and after a moment, O'Rourke slid his cards towards the muck.
flop as well as the 
completed the board on the river, Seymour bet a modest 3,100 and that was all it took to get Hunichen to lay down his hand.
