Wesley Blom defended the big blind and got the last 95,000 in after the Q♠J♠10♥ flop against Marko Nortje.
Wesley Blom: K♣3♣ 
Marko Nortje: A♥8♠
The 10♦ turn changed nothing but the 3♠ river saved Blom.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
300,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Within the first two hours, the 39 hopefuls have been culled down to just 20 contenders and they are now on a scheduled 15-minute break during which some smaller denominations will be raced off.
Marko Nortje opened to 35,000 with J♥10♠ and called a three-bet to 80,000 by Edgar Antezana with the A♣A♦ in the cutoff. They checked the A♥3♠2♣ flop and the 8♥ turn saw Nortje check-fold when Antezana bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
859,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
|
||
|
285,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
The second player to reach seven figures on Day 2 is Florian Bock. He opened to 35,000 and then called the three-bet shove by Adam Gamsy in the small blind.
Adam Gamsy: 5♠5♥
Florian Bock: 9♣9♥
The A♥6♣4♠A♠Q♥ board sent Gamsy to the payout desk in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Busted |
Marko Nortje had been moved tables to balance the field as he headed to the live stream. Prior to that, Clive Kikia had raise-folded pocket jacks with a shorter stack behind, and Nortje flashed a six.
Kikia then got it in after the 4♣4♠3♠ flop against Adam Gamsy.
Clive Kikia: 8♠8♦
Adam Gamsy: K♠10♠
The 5♦ turn and 2♣ river kept the pair in the lead and Kikia celebrated vividly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
135,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Over on the outer tables, Jehan Richards got a short stack in from the big blind and Renier Britz looked him up.
Jehan Richards: A♥A♣
Renier Britz: 10♠10♣
One ten had been folded and the cruel one outer came on the 9♥4♥3♣4♣10♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
550,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
300,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
290,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
240,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
230,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
165,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Sugen Singh opened to 35,000 with the A♣K♦ in the hijack and Edgar Antezana three-bet to 80,000 on the button with J♠J♦. It folded back to Singh and he moved all-in, Antezana reluctantly folded and avoided the flip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
829,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
240,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
In a three-bet pot between Florian Bock in the hijack and Marko Nortje one seat over in the cutoff, the flop showed J♠6♦4♥ and Bock check-called for 55,000. Following the K♣ turn, Bock check-called for 140,000 and Nortje checked back the 8♥ on the river, asking if Bock had a king.
The German nodded and showed his K♠7♠ to leave Nortje stunned for half a minute before he told the dealer to push the chips to Bock.
Nortje then raised and Eben Mare three-bet behind. Adam Gamsy four-bet jammed and Nortje went all-in over the top, Mare folded.
Adam Gamsy: A♦K♣
Marko Nortje: A♠K♠
Nortje was freerolling the A♣2♠2♦ flop and jokingly offered his hand for Gamsy to shake when the Q♠ came on the turn. However, the A♥ river brought no runner-runner bad beat story to tell as they chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
875,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
700,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
265,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
