When registration closed this afternoon before the start of play on Day 2, the field grew to 39 total entries, missing the $400,000 guarantee by just one entry.
The top five spots will earn a prize with the eventual champion taking home $160,000.
Jean Francois Bouchard had been reduced to just 13,500 when he moved all-in preflop. JK Kastner called on the button and then called a three-bet to 38,000 from Ari Engel out of the big blind.
The flop was and Engel lead with a bet of 25,000 losing Kastner.
Engel:
Bouchard:
The board completed: and Bouchard was sent to the rail.
Peter Chien open jammed for 34,000 under-the-gun sparking Jason Conforti to three-bet jam having 110,000 and Senthuran Vijayaratnam to move all-in as well for 105,000.
Chien:
Conforti:
Vijayaratnam:
The board ran out and Vijayaratnam's flopped pair of aces was best, busting Chien and leaving Conforti with less than a big blind.
Vijayaratnam finished off Conforti two hands later.
Jonathan Duhamel put himself at risk, moving all-in preflop with and a stack of 110,000. Unfortunately, for the 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion, Jeff Cormier woke up with .
A board was spread and Duhamel departed from the tournament floor.
Marko X, Sam Chartier and Jeff Cormier were all-in before the flop with Marko sitting on the shortest stack, with Chartier next and Cormier having both players covered.
Marko X:
Sam Chartier:
Jeff Cormier:
The flop came and Marko flopped the nut flush, leaving his opponents drawing very thin. The turn was the and Chartier made a set to pick up outs. The river was the for a fifth club and Marko held, leaving Chartier and Cormier to chop the side pot.
Things escalated quickly on the flop of a board between Senthuran Vijayaratnam and JK Kastner ending with both men all-in.
Vijayaratnam:
Kastner:
Kastner was dominated but a on the turn gave him some life with outs to an up-and-down straight. The fell on the river and Kastner made broadway. After the dealer cut-down both stacks, Kastner had Vijayaratnam covered by about 100,000.
and Galland improved to a set of jacks to show both players an early exit.
and Bouchard was sent to the rail.
and Vijayaratnam's flopped pair of aces was best, busting Chien and leaving Conforti with less than a big blind. 
and a stack of 110,000. Unfortunately, for the 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion, Jeff Cormier woke up with 
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and Marko flopped the nut flush, leaving his opponents drawing very thin. The turn was the 
and Chartier made a set to pick up outs. The river was the 
board between Senthuran Vijayaratnam and JK Kastner ending with both men all-in.
on the turn gave him some life with outs to an up-and-down straight. The