Art Demmerley raised to 400 from the button and both players in the blinds called to see a flop. Action checked to Demmerley and he fired 600. Both players called, bringing the on the turn. All three checked to see the land on the river and the player in the big blind fired out a bet of 1,500. Only Demmerley called and the big blind mucked. Demmerley scooped the pot without having to show his hand.
Doug Cloud, who won this same event in the Summer Slam series, moved all in for 10,475 on a board of . He was called by a player holding the , and Cloud tabled the . He needed help to survive, and he got just that when the peeled off on the river to give him a straight.
Marc Pusmucans is the overall chip leader after two flights in Event #2. Pusmucans bagged a massive stack of 188,000, well ahead of his next closest competitor on the first day of action.