Casey Hatmaker raised to 80,000 on the button, and the small blind William Blais three-bet to 320,000. It folded back to Hatmaker who four-bet all in for his stack of 1,235,000, which Blais called.
Casey Hatmaker: Q♠Q♥
William Blais: A♦J♦
Hatmaker was in a great spot with his pocket queens to double up, and did just that after the board ran out K♦4♣3♠8♥7♥.
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Alejandro Lococo opened to 70,000 from early position. Marlon Magallon, in the small blind, animatedly shoved for 830,000 from the small blind. Lococo, who covered by 70,000, called.
Lococo thought he was behind and was excited to see that Magallon had gotten slightly out of line.
Marlon Magallon: 7♦2♦
Alejandro Lococo: K♦Q♥
Both players paired up on the K♥9♣7♠ flop, but Magallon remained confident, even after the 3♣ turn. He predicted a deuce would come on the river, and he was right as the board completed with the 2♥ to give him the double-up.
Daniel Negreanu, now on his eighth bullet, was stunned and filmed the hand for his vlog. Justin Belforti pointed out that Magallon had called the last seven rivers correctly.
Lococo put in his last few chips on the next hand. Richard Broda made it 170,000 from the small blind and Christopher Nguyen called from the big blind.
It checked through to the river for the board to read A♣10♦10♣8♣6♥. Broda check-called for 140,000 for the cards to go on their backs.
Alejandro Lococo: 4♠4♦
Christopher Nguyen: A♥2♥
Richard Broda: A♠7♥
Broda and Nguyen chopped the pot, with Lococo telling Magallon he'd see him at the final table as he headed for a reentry.
Action was picked up with Orpen Kisacikoglu all in for 495,000, and Vanush Mnatsakanian putting him at risk.
Orpen Kisacikoglu: A♦J♦
Vanush Mnatsakanian: A♠A♣
Kisacikoglu ran straight into the aces of Mnatsakanian and found himself drawing dead on the turn, after the 2♣9♥3♦K♦J♥ runout. Kisacikoglu wasted no time and hopped right back into the field with late registration open for a little over an hour still on Day 2.
Martin Kabrhel opened to 70,000 from the hijack, which was called by Travis Egbert in the cutoff. Then Benjamin Williams on the button three-bet to 260,000. It folded back to Kabrhel, who took some time and four-bet to 575,000. Both Egbert and Williams quickly mucked, giving the pot to Kabrhel.
