Facing an under-the-gun open to 12,000, and three-bet to 33,000 from Joe Walters in middle position, Aaron Knapp four-bet to 85,000 from the big blind.
Both opponents folded, and Knapp is over the 200k mark with the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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210,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Players at Table 2 gave PokerNews the details of a hand that has Joe Walters in the Day 2 chip lead.
Ray Henson and Walters got all of the chips in on the turn of a 
board, with Walters holding pocket tens and Henson with pocket sixes. Walters, with the better of the two sets, collected the pot after the river fell, and appears to be the first player to eclipse the 600k mark in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
638,000
233,000
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233,000 |
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Busted | |
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Phil Ambrosetti open shoved his last 7,000 from early position, Chris Smith raised to 16,000 on the direct left, and Ray Henson three-bet to 37,000 on Smith's left.
Smith folded, and Ambrosetti and Henson went heads up.
Phil Ambrosetti: 
Ray Henson: 
Board: 
The runout finished as a chop between Ambrosetti and Henson, adding a few chips to the stacks of both.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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182,000
54,500
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54,500 |
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15,000
9,000
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9,000 |
Phil Ambrosetti open shoved 59,000 from early position, and Kevin Meyers called off for 53,000 from middle position.
Kevin Meyers:
Phil Ambrosetti: 
Board: 
Meyers' pocket aces held up, and "Big Kev" is back in business with nearly 30 big blinds. Ambrosetti is down to his last 6,000 in the aftermath.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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6,000
76,500
|
76,500 |
Patrick Mitchell opened to 10,000 from early position, Mike Brady shoved for 60,000, and Mitchell called, with Brady covered.
Brady's pocket tens were up against Mitchell's pocket eights, and a 
flop put Mitchell ahead with middle set.
No help came for Brady on the remainder of the runout, and his tournament run is over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
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Busted |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Zheng Yuan, from middle position, and Papa Karn, in the cutoff, got all of the chips in preflop, with Yuan having Karn covered.
Papa Karn: 
Zheng Yuan: 
Board: 
Karn's superior pocket pair held, sending the double up his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
31,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Rich Aronow, the overall chip leader coming into Day 2, has lost a couple of pots early, with the second of those hands coming against Jesus Gonzalez.
Gonzalez and Aronow got all in preflop, with Gonzalez tournament life at risk.
Jesus Gonzalez:
Rich Aronow: 
Board: 
Aronow tells PokerNews that he lost an earlier hand to Richard Lanes in another pocket jacks versus ace-queen battle. Despite the rough start, Aronow still sits on a comfortable 237,000 as Level 2 begins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
237,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
176,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
