Thomas Boivin bet 10,000 into about 50,000 from the cutoff with only 34,000 back on 
and Jonathan Roy thought a bit from under the gun before check-raising all in. Boivin folded almost immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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115,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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34,000
146,000
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146,000 |
Ramin Hajiyev raised to 6,000 on the button and Elio Fox defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Fox checked to Hajiyev who continued for 5,000. Fox check-raised to 17,500 and Hajiyev responded with a three-bet to 50,000. Fox deliberated his option and then moved all in for 176,500. Hajiyev asked for a count and then called to put Fox at risk.
Ramin Hajiyev: 
Elio Fox: 
"You gotta be bluffing sometimes," Fox said before the remaining cards came out. The turn was the 
which took away three of Fox's outs and the 
on the river completed the board. Hajiyev held on to send Fox to the rail and climb near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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470,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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There are just over 400 players remaining after another two levels and they are about to take another 20-minute break.
Poker and MMA go hand-in-hand, both requiring discipline, competitive drive, precision and discretion. On top of that, the two realms overlap a good deal in terms of demographics, a major reason for the recently announced partnership between PokerStars and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®).
One person heavily involved in both of these worlds is Bruce Buffer, the veteran voice of the world-famous UFC Octagon. Aware of Buffer’s robust history as a poker player and in light of their recent sponsorship deal, PokerStars invited Buffer to play in the $25K PSPC on a Platinum Pass freeroll.
Buffer obliged and came out to the Bahamas to announce the kick off of the biggest $25K in history, and also to take his shot in it.
The renowned MMA cage announcer sat down with PokerNews’ [Removed:139] before the start of Day 2 and shared some of his thoughts on the UFC-PokerStars deal and the links between poker and MMA.
“I think it’s a brilliant move and a brilliant partnership for many reasons. The demographic with the UFC with the 18 to 34 crowd which are big in the poker world, they’ll be more embedded into this. We just signed a big deal with ESPN so we’re going to be on more TV sets and more eyeballs than ever, so the timing is perfect.”
As a longtime poker player in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas, Buffer is atuned to the parallels between the worlds he fluctuates between.
“There are a lot of mental similarities between fighting and poker: when to be offensive, when to be defensive, when to go in for the knockout - which means you’re either going to get knocked out or you’re going to knock out your opponent, whether it’s for the chips on the table or you knock ‘em out in the Octagon.
“In business and in life, poker is a parable to many things,” he continued. “I truly believe that and I’ve been a very passionate lover and player of poker for many years.”
For someone as passionate about poker as Buffer is, the chance to play in the PSPC was an exciting one.
Finished Day #1 with 71,100 chips & the average chip count for remaining players is 80.477. 1,015 started & 754 l… https://t.co/NmdHvKu0h3
— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer)
Though he got through Day 1 with a healthy stack, he wasn’t as fortunate here on Day 2 as he busted in the third level of the day. You can watch the interview with Buffer from just before the start of Day 2 below:
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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370,000
167,900
|
167,900 |
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350,000
259,700
|
259,700 |
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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270,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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220,000
171,600
|
171,600 |
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195,000
102,200
|
102,200 |
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130,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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100,000
27,200
|
27,200 |
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70,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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65,000
37,600
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37,600 |
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60,000
28,800
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28,800 |
Joining the action on the 
flop, [Removed:532] got his last 45,000 or so in out of the big blind and was quickly called by Atanas Pavlov in the cutoff.
[Removed:532]: 
Atanas Pavlov: 
[Removed:550] was in need of help to stay in contention but ended up drawing to a chop only when the 
followed on the turn. A blank 
on the river sealed the fate of the PokerStars ambassador.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
160,400
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160,400 |
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The following notable players were eliminated before the second break of the day:
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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285,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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265,000
84,400
|
84,400 |
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230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
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160,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
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145,000
42,700
|
42,700 |
|
105,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
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|
85,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
84,000
20,300
|
20,300 |
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65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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56,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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45,000
9,200
|
9,200 |
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18,000
42,000
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42,000 |
Before he was eliminated from the PokerStars Players Championship, Platinum Pass winner Tyson Apostol spoke with [Removed:139] about making his way through the #TestingTyson challenge and coming out to the Bahamas for the PSPC.
