Michael Sepanik and Louis Lipps clashed in an all-in showdown preflop, with Lipps at risk.
Louis Lipps: Q♦9♦
Michael Sepanik: 6♣6♥
Lipps needed to find a queen or a nine, but it never came on the 10♣K♥3♣A♠4♠ runout as he was eliminated in 18th place.
Lipps earned $2,050 for his finish.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | Christopher Savage | United States | 1,445,000 | 96 |
| 13 | 2 | Michael Sepinik | United States | 538,000 | 36 |
| 13 | 3 | Brian Senie | United States | 220,000 | 15 |
| 13 | 4 | Crystal Galyon | United States | 195,000 | 13 |
| 13 | 4 | Corey Harrison | United States | 178,000 | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | Louis Lipps | United States | 156,000 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | Tristan Welch | United States | 74,000 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 | My Nguyen | United States | 662,000 | 44 |
| 13 | 9 | Kee Ng | United States | 131,000 | 9 |
| 16 | 1 | David Cocheles | United States | 527,000 | 35 |
| 16 | 2 | Drew Gonzalez | United States | 105,000 | 7 |
| 16 | 3 | Jaymie Virtusio | United States | 155,000 | 10 |
| 16 | 4 | Bert Hammond | United States | 392,000 | 26 |
| 16 | 5 | Chris Baudean | United States | 830,000 | 55 |
| 16 | 6 | Preston McEwen | United States | 723,000 | 48 |
| 16 | 7 | Yong Jin Kim | United States | 295,000 | 20 |
| 16 | 8 | Wess Durocher | United States | 1,190,000 | 79 |
| 16 | 9 | Grant Hart | United States | 834,000 | 56 |
Corey Harrison shoved for his final 68,000 from the cutoff and was called by Kee Ng in the small blind to be at risk.
Corey Harrison: 10♥10♠
Kee Ng: A♥2♥
Harrison faded elimination when the board ran out of 5♣Q♣Q♠5♠9♦ to secure the double-up.
Luke Martin was eliminated from the tournament at another table to trim the field down to 18 players shortly after this hand.
Drew Gonzalez opened to 30,000 from the cutoff before Tristan Welch put in his final 39,000 on the button. Gonzalez called and put Welch at risk.
Tristan Welch: 5♥5♦
Drew Gonzalez: J♦10♣
Welch held the edge preflop, but the flop gave Gonzalez additional outs to a gutshot when it came 8♣4♥Q♦.
Welch would slam the turn when the 5♣ peeled, as Gonzalez was left with four outs.
The 6♣ river was safe as Welch lived to fight another day.
At another table, Charles Bartlett fell victim to Preston McEwen when McEwen had the higher flush to eliminate Bartlett.
The Day 1c chip leader is no more as Hamid Izadi's Day 2 turned around for the worse in a hurry.
Izadi jammed for his final 144,000 from the cutoff and was called by My Nguyen in the small blind as Izadi was at risk.
Hamid Izadi: K♣Q♦
My Nguyen: A♥Q♣
Nguyen had Izadi's hand crushed as Izadi was looking for a king to stay alive in the tournament.
The 2♦5♦3♣ flop gave Izadi little to root for as he began to get up from his seat.
The 9♥ turn and the 6♦ river completed the board, and Izadi was eliminated from contention.
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
This hand was picked up on the river of a board that read 2♦4♦5♦6♣K♥ with piles of chips in the middle.
Hamid Izadi clashed with Christopher Savage when the pair of players went all-in, with Savage at risk for approximately 452,000 on the river.
Izadi tabled 5♣5♠ for a flopped set of fives, but it was no good as Savage showed K♦J♦ for a flopped flush to scoop the monster pot and take the chip lead on Day 2 as Izadi sunk down the standings.
Yong Jin Kim opened to 25,000 from under the gun before Bert Hammond defended his big blind.
Hammond checked the K♥10♥3♥ flop before Kim continued for 25,000. Hammond called.
The action slowed down on the turn when the K♦ peeled as both players checked.
The Q♣ river led to a bet of 45,000 from Hammond. Kim quickly made the call to go to a showdown.
Hammond showed a bluff with 5♣4♠ before Kim revealed he flopped a big hand with A♥J♥ for a flush to take down the pot.
Trent Marcelle busted shortly after this hand to exit the tournament.
Hamid Izadi opened from the cutoff to 35,000 and was called by Starr Williams from the big blind.
Williams checked the 3♦A♥3♥ flop before Izadi continued for 55,000. Williams called.
The 5♥ turn resulted in a check from Williams. Izadi fired a second barrel for 85,000 before Williams check-raised all-in. Izadi snap-called and put Williams at risk.
Starr Williams: A♣9♠
Hamid Izadi: 8♥7♥
Williams was drawing dead as Izadi held the turned flush and had a lock on the hand.
The 4♥ river was the final card Williams would see in the tournament, as Izadi dragged in the pot.
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