Thomas Lefort open-shipped from the small blind for 115,000 and Francois Billard called in the big blind.
Lefort: 
Billard: 
The board ran out 
and Lefort's ace-high held to score the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
240,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,000
With a completed board reading 
, JK Kastner bet 78,000 into a pot of about 200,000. Francois Billard came over the top with an all-in jam and after a few moments in the tank, Kastner let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
510,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
With 118,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Jeff Cormier checked from the small blind. Ari Engel was on the button and bet 16,000. Cormier check-raised to 47,000 and Engel tank-called.
The river was the 
and Cormier led out for 72,000 this time. Engel tanked for about five minutes before eventually deciding to call.
Cormier mucked 
for seven-high and Engel took the pot down with 
for king-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
740,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
607,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
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Photographer: Danny Maxwell
Ari Engel limped in from the small blind and Kristen Bicknell checked her option in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Engel led out for 10,000. Bicknell called. The turn was the and both players checked to the 
on the river.
Engel checked again, as did Bicknell. Engel tabled 
for a turned straight, while Bicknell showed 
for a pair of sixes. These two players have been battling in pots all day, and Engel set the trap but Bicknell wasn't falling for it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
457,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
|
405,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 14
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
858,000
87,500
|
87,500 |
|
|
685,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
480,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
|
459,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
434,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
431,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
|
189,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
It won't come as much of a shock but, in the first three levels here on Day 2, the field has been narrowed down to the final nine. Just two away from the unofficial final table and four away from the money.
The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Marko X moved all-in for 20,500 from under the gun and Kristen Bicknell raised to 45,000 from the small blind. Jeff Cormier folded his big blind.
Marko X tabled 
, up against Bicknell's 
. The board ran out and Bicknell held to send Marko to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
