Taha Maruf got his stack of 16,400 all in preflop and was at risk against Todd Peterson.
Peterson: 
Maruf: 
Maruf was primed to double thanks to his kicker, and that's exactly what he did after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 7,900 |
|
27,000 | -78,100 |
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Maxim Lykov opened the hijack for 2,700 and Ronan Gorey called from the big blind. Gorey checked on 
and Lykov bet 2,800. Gorey check-raised to 7,200 and Lykov called.
The 
hit the turn and Gorey check-called a bet of 7,200. The 
completed the board and Gorey shoved all in for 48,100. Lykov called with his 
for the turned straight but would end up having to leave the pot to Gorey since he tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
139,000 | 84,900 |
|
67,000 | -70,300 |
Aaron Paul has enjoyed a rollercoaster day at the felt so far, having been at risk and involved in big pots throughout the level and a half we've played. He was in two more big pots and managed to ride them out with all the breakneck enthusiasm for danger his award-winning character Jesse Pinkman once displayed in Breaking Bad!
First, Paul made it 3,200 to go from early position preflop and was only called by Belgian PokerStars qualifier Jan Jacobs in the hijack position. The flop of 
saw Jacobs make it 3,500 and Paul called. The turn of 
saw the direction of the betting change, as Paul led out for 4,000, which was called by Jacobs, but on the 
river, Paul's repeat bet of 4,000 was raised to 18,000 by Jacobs. After taking his time to call, Paul called, turning over 
. It wasn't enough, as Jacobs turned over for the rivered second nut flush.
"Nice! Beautiful hand," conceded Paul, who had the nut flush blocker and could consider himself a little unlucky.
In the next hand he played, Paul moved all-in over the top of Christoph Vogelsang's small blind raise to 9,000 for a total of 17,900. Vogelsang called it off with 
, but he was behind Paul's 
. The rail and Aaron Paul's supporters waited with baited breath, but their man survived across the board of 
and he breathed a huge sigh of relief at the hand's conclusion. Back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | 28,600 |
|
62,700 | -27,300 |
|
|
40,000 | -10,000 |
David Bernstein, another of the players to register just before the start of play here on Day 2, moved all in for 13,400 from early position and action folded all the way around to Spain's Raul Martinez, who called from the big blind.
Bernstein:
Martinez:
It was a flip, but Bernstein failed to hit on the 
flop. The turn gave Martinez a full house, and Bernstein was drawing dead headed to the river, which came the meaningless .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 1,600 |
|
Busted |
Igor Kurganov's Main Event has come to an end a short way into Day 2. Down to around 27,500, Kurganov was all-in and at risk with 
against Mukul Pahuja.
Pahuja held and took the lead on a flop of 
. He rode out the turn and river and that was it for Kurganov. Pahuja, meanwhile, has one of the biggest stacks int he room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | -5,000 |
|
Busted |
In the last hand before the level went up, Christoph Vogelsang raised to 2,300 and Aaron Paul called from the cutoff. The button and blind all folded, and the two saw a flop of , which they both checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Vogelsang led out for 4,000 and Paul called just as the TV cameras began to swarm. When the completed the board on the river, Vogelsang paused for a few beats and then bet 19,000, which elicited a snap-fold from Paul.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
50,000 | -18,000 |
Bryn Kenney, who was busy until 3 a.m. winning the PokerStars Championship Bahamas $50,000 Single-Day High Roller for $969,075 — which you can read about by clicking here — entered the field at the tail end of Level 9.
Kenney had actually signed up earlier before registration closed at the start of Day 2, but decided to get some extra rest before taking his seat. As such, the tournament staff docked him a round of blinds and antes, meaning he'll start the Main Event with 27,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,800 |
Byron Kaverman and Adrian Mateos both ran deep in yesterday $50,000 Single Day High Roller, and find themselves as tablemates today. While Mateos eventually busted just outside the money places, Kaverman laddered to third place, where he cashed for $452,220.
In the latest hand involving the two, there was a pot of 9,800 in the middle by the time we arrived on the turn of a board showing 
. Mateos, in middle position, made it 6,200 and Kaverman called from the big blind.
On the river of , Kaverman checked to Mateos, who made it 17,500 to call. Kaverman didn't call, but he did raise...to 42,000! Mateos went from applying pressure to dealing with it in that move and he moved his hand through his hair and agonized over the decision. He eventually decided to fold, but didn't look happy to do so.
While Mateos still has one of the bigger stacks in the room, so too now does Kaverman, with just a few chips less than his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | 7,100 |
|
114,000 | 31,200 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
