With over 6k in the middle, three players saw a 
flop which got checked around. On the 
turn, Alexandra Janikova bet 4,000 and Tobias Peters was the only caller.
The river brought the 
and Janikova bet 7,000, which Peters quickly called. Janikova showed 
and Peters, unable to best it, slid his hand in the muck.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Nikolay Ponomarev had a bet of 10,000 in front of him on a completed board of 
and Jean Piquette was the one forced to make a decision for three-quarters of his stack.
He ended up calling after a minute but had to muck when Ponomarev showed him 
for a straight to leave Piquette short.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Ian Simpson is presumably the top stack in the room after tripling up in the early stages. In one of the biggest hands, a player opened to 500, Simpson three-bet to 1,800 from the small blind and his opponent called. The flop was 
and Simpson continued for 2,300, which got called.
On the 
turn, Simpson check-called a bet of 4,000. The river was the 
and Simpson checked again. His opponent moved in for 9,300 and Simpson, having him barely covered, called after five seconds.
Simpson's was good as his opponent couldn't muster up more than 
and had to part the tournament area.
Niall Farrell has busted his first bullet and reentered.
The clock already shows 243 players after two levels, making last year's number of 290 one that will be easily broken. Late registration is open up until the start of level 9. Players can enter a maximum of two times in either flight A, flight B or both, but no more than two times overall in the tournament.
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