This hand was picked up on a board that read 9♠8♣3♠K♠ with over 350,000 already in the middle.
Anthony Murphy checked his option from the big blind before Victor Paredes chose to fire 180,000.
Murphy gave it considerable thought, but decided on a fold to award the pot to Paredes.
Shortly after scoring his knockout, Rommel Damasco entangled in a pot with Brett Murray.
The hand began when Damasco opened to 90,000 on the button. Murray made it 300,000 from the big blind, and Damasco called to take a flop.
The flop came 9♥10♠J♥ before Murray checked his option. Damasco chose to bet 200,000 in response, but Murray was unfazed and opted to check-raise all-in for 770,000 to put Damasco to a decision.
Damasco folded as Murray took down a healthy pot on the flop.
Tsztak Ho was all-in and at risk for 210,000 from under the gun after he was called by Rommel Damasco from the big blind.
Tsztak Ho: K♥8♥
Rommel Damasco: A♠J♥
Ho was in need of help, but the runout offered none when it came 3♠9♠4♣7♥10♣ to give Damasco the pot and show Ho the exit.
Level: 22
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Players are on break for 15 minutes. A total of 35 players remain in contention, with the action set to resume at the 20,000/40,000 level.
Baljinder Bhupal shoved for his final 240,000 on the button and was quickly called by Tsztak Ho from the big blind to be at risk for his tournament life.
Baljinder Bhupal: K♥6♣
Tsztak Ho: K♠Q♥
Bhupal found out the bad news when Ho tabled his better king, but the flop turned around his fortune when the 6♦10♥3♣ came down to give Bhupal a pair of sixes and the healthy lead.
The 3♥ turn was of no consequence as Bhupal needed to fade a queen with one card to come.
Bhupal secured the double on the 5♣ river to stay in the hunt on Day 2.
At another table, Justin Chen and Eduardo Miranda met their fate on Day 2 to exit the tournament.
Anthony Murphy began the bidding with an open to 65,000. Joseph Gaves put it all on the line when he shoved for 400,000 even from the hijack. Victor Paredes entered the picture when he woke up with a hand he wanted to go with and jammed for 625,000 from the small blind. Murphy got out of the way with a fold as Masinter and Paredes went to a showdown with Masinter at risk.
Joseph Graves: 10♠10♥
Victor Paredes: J♥J♠
Paredes had a sizeable lead over Graves with five cards to go in the race.
Graves fell even further behind on the 9♥8♥5♣ flop.
The 2♣ turn was a blank, and the 7♦ river gave it to Paredes, as that was the last card Graves would see in the tournament.
At other tables, Eric Cossey and Greg Byard also hit the payout desk.
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