Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz pulled ahead of the other players at his table quickly but then lost some chips to fellow countryman "MinReraise" shortly after.
The same table also brought fireworks when Niall "Firaldo87" Farrell was at risk with 
against the 
of Manig "swordfish007" Loeser, and both had back door equity on the 
flop. The 
turn and 
river ensured the split pot.
Andrey "drupa-lucker" Chernokoz pulled ahead of the other players at his table quickly but then lost some chips to fellow countryman "MinReraise" shortly after.
The same table also brought fireworks when Niall "Firaldo87" Farrell was at risk with against the of Manig "swordfish007" Loeser, and both had back door equity on the flop. The turn and river ensured the split pot.
The action folded to PokerStars ambassador Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas in the small blind and he pushed for 199,000, which Marlon "sphinmx" Wilhelms called from the big blind.
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas: 
Marlon "sphinmx" Wilhelms: 
On a board of 
, the kicker played and Colillas was eliminated.
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz started the day in the middle of the pack but was spotted among the most recent casualties, along with Philippe "takechip" D'Auteuil, Joep "Pappe_Ruk" van den Bijgaart and Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian.
Within the first 15 minutes of play, the field has already been whittled down to fewer than 780 contenders.
The UK's Daniel "DANMERRRRRRR" Merrilees open-jammed the short stack from under the gun and was called by "ppmaster" from two seats over.
Daniel "DANMERRRRRRR" Merrilees: 
"ppmaster": 
The board ran out 
for "ppmaster" to hit a set on the river.
Russia's "MinReraise" got it in preflop out of the big blind with the 
and was immediately called by "aJarov" on the button with the .
On a board of 
, "MinReraise" spiked the nut straight on the turn to remain in contention.
A total of 1,977 entries will see the top 239 spots paid at least $11,828 whereas the final table finishers earn at least $99,997 for their efforts, the eventual champion will walk away with a top prize of $1,499,942.
| Place | Payout (in USD) | Place | Payout (in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,499,942 | 10-12 | $76,643 |
| 2 | $1,069,210 | 13-15 | $62,273 |
| 3 | $762,169 | 16-23 | $50,596 |
| 4 | $543,301 | 24-31 | $41,110 |
| 5 | $387,284 | 32-47 | $33,402 |
| 6 | $276,069 | 48-71 | $27,139 |
| 7 | $196,792 | 72-103 | $22,051 |
| 8 | $140,280 | 104-143 | $17,917 |
| 9 | $99,997 | 144-191 | $14,557 |
| 192-239 | $11,828 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
Prior to the start of Day 2, a total of 280 players entered the competition including all four PokerStars ambassadors and that boosted the field to 1,977 entries, which was just shy of covering the $10,000,000 guarantee.
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