Johan Williamson opened with a raise to 12,000 from the button, then Yann Dion reraised to 30,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Williamson then made it 67,000. Dion responded by shoving all in for about 210,000 total, sending Williamson deep into the tank.
After six full minutes, Williamson finally emerged to make the call. Dion tabled , while Williamson turned over .
The flop -- -- and the turn -- -- meant Dion was still ahead. But the fell on the river, eliminating Dion in 30th place and awarding Williamson the large pot.
Williamson now has about 540,000, in second place behind leader Sebastian Homann.
Charles de Hass opened to 13,000. Next to act, Dominik Nitsche fired up the calculator in his brain. He counted his stack, crunched some numbers, and came up with a raise to 33,000. It was a surprise to the rail when Clement Thumy shoved on the button for somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000. That made it an easy fold for de Hass. Nitsche didn't waste any time either, quickly announcing a call. He was in the lead with against Thumy's . But the flop changed that. The turn kept Thumy in front, but a timely on the river dispatched him in 31st place. Nitsche is up to 360,000.
The field is now three eliminations from the money.
Andrei One was among the chip leaders early on Day 2, but had taken a tumble here of late. Then came a hand in which hoped to turn things around, open-raising from middle position, then watching as Felix Oberauer reraised behind him for about 80,000. It folded back to One who called, turning over and appearing to be in good shape versus Oberauer's .
The flop came and One's hand was still best. The turn was the , and all was still well for One. The came the river -- the -- giving Oberauer a set of deuces and the 165,000-chip pot.
Down to just 27,500, One soon pushed all in from under the gun with and was called by Sebastian Homann who had . Again, a safe flop for One -- -- but the turn put Homann in front, and the river meant One had been eliminated.
Meanwhile, with 31 players left, Homann increases his chip lead, now sitting with about 740,000.
Guillaume de la Gorce opened with a raise and had one caller behind when Narendra Banwari reraised all in for 110,000. It folded back to de la Gorce who called, and the third player got out.
Banwari -- one of the very few U.S. players to play in this event, and the only one to make it to Day 2 -- tabled , and de la Gorce turned over . The flop provided a bit of a tease for Banwari, coming and giving both players sets. The turn was the and river the , and Banwari is out in 36th place.
We're now down to 36 players, presently gathered around four tables. Remember, the top 27 finishers make the money, so no one wants to be among the next nine to go.
Olivier Mallet rode his short stack all day, only to run his into Damien Rony's . Aces weren't so lucky for Sam Chartier when Rony cracked them with kings, but in his hot little hands, they held up just fine. The board fell to eliminate Mallet.
But that wasn't enough carnage for him. A few minutes later, Rony took a stab at busting Christophe Peuriere. It was Rony's against Peuriere's . The flop gave Rony a gutshot. He didn't hit it on the turn or river, but his ace-high was good enough to add another scalp to his belt. He's up to 445,000.
Eduards Rakuss opened with a raise to 9,500 from under the gun, then Clement Thumy, sitting to Rakuss' left, reraised to 26,500. It folded to Nicolas Levi in the big blind. Levi, sporting his usual black porkpie hat, checked his cards and took his time before calling the reraise. Rakuss quickly folded, and the two players saw the flop come .
Levi again acted without haste, after a minute or so finally touching the felt with two fingers to indicate a check. Thumy checked as well. The turn was the , and this time Levi spent his period of deliberation pulling off some chips. He bet 37,500, and Thumy pushed his hand away.
Levi is back up to 385,000 now and in the top five, while Thumy has about 155,000.
It started innocently enough, but things get interesting quickly when you have a few of the tournament's biggest stacks at the same table. The cutoff raised to 6,500, and on the button, Andrei One called. He was still stacking the chips he'd five-bet from El Mehdi El Mimouni the previous hand. Then in the small blind, chip leader Sebastian Homann reraised to 27,500. The cutoff folded, but after two minutes of thought, One called.
Flop: - Homann checked, and One checked behind.
Turn: - Homann took the initiative this time with a 27,500-chip bet. One made a slow call.
River: - Homann bet 42,000, and One slid out a giant stack of chips worth 114,000. Homann took a few deep breaths, then sat motionless for several silent minutes. Then he quietly moved all in. One couldn't have folded any faster. After winning the 360,000-chip pot, Homann is up to 720,000. One still has 150,000 to work with.
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