Fabrice Soulier did some thinking out loud after opening preflop for 49,000 and seeing Steven Levy move all in from the button for 601,000.
"I think I can beat you," said Soulier. "What do you think?" He got no reply from Levy but called anyway.
Soulier:
Levy:
Soulier was right -- he could definitel beat Levy, and did so on a board of .
"Good game man," Soulier offered to Levy as Soulier collected the pot. Then, perhaps for the benefit of the table (or the ESPN cameras), Soulier added, "I'm ready to gamble. You have to gamble to win this tournament."
Eric Buchman
Eric Buchman open-shoved for 604,000 from the button, Robert Allen moved all in for less from the small blind and after tanking for a bit and asking for a count, Francois Balmigere made the call from the big blind.
Allen
Balmigere
Buchman
The flop came down , Buchman's tens leading. The turn, though fell the -- Buchman hitting a set, but Allen making a Broadway straight. The on the river, however, paired the board, giving Buchman the monster pot with tens full. Balmigere dropped to 1,260,000 and Allen was eliminated in 140th place.
Donnie Peters
Jamie Robbins and Jose Rosenkrantz got all in on the flop of . Robbins held a dominated as Rosenkrantz turned over . The turn brought the though and spiked two pair for Robbins.
The river was the and Rosenkrantz couldn't resuck on Robbins. Failing to do so, cost him his tournament life.
Phil Ivey opened with a raise to 55,000 from middle position, and James Akenhead re-raised to 162,000 next door. In the big blind, Herbie Gelman made another raise, moving all in for a total of 490,000. Ivey ducked out quickly, but Akenhead made the call with the covering stack, putting Gelman at risk.
Showdown
Akenhead:
Gelman:
The flop was a disaster for Gelman as the case king peeled off to give Akenhead the hammerlock with top set. In the end, the board ran down . The ace on the river was too little, too late for Gelman, and he has been eliminated.
Jason Brice opened with a raise to 65,000 from middle position, and Benjamin Jensen reraised all in for 485,000 behind him. Matt Affleck called from the big blind, and Brice got out of the way.
Affleck showed and Jensen . The flop was , and Affleck was still good. But the turn was the and the river another , and Jensen is now at 1.06 million. Affleck has 2.02 million.
Donnie Peters
From early position, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier raised to 47,000. Alex Gurevich flat-called from the hijack seat before everyone else folded.
The flop came down . ElkY fired 67,000 and Gurevich called after a minute of thought.
The turn brought the , pairing the board. This didn't slow the Frenchman down, as ElkY bet 111,000. Gurevich made the call after another minute of thought.
The river produced the . ElkY fired again for 167,000. Gurevich made the call.
ElkY tabled , but Gurevich showed for trip sevens. Gurevich scooped the pot and is now on 1.05 million. ElkY dropped to 770,000.
[Removed:197] (on Day 2) - Out
Under the gun, Billy Kopp opened with a raise to 52,000. Dennis Phillips made the call, and [Removed:197] reraised to what appeared to be 173,000. When it came back around to Kopp, he made yet another raise, sliding out a total of 506,000. Phillips quickly folded, and [Removed:198] moved all in for a total of 1,325,000. Kopp snap-called, never a good sign.
Showdown
Kopp:
[Removed:198]:
With a huge pot up for grabs, [Removed:198] was in bad shape for his tournament life. The board would run out dry like the desert wind: . Aces are good for Kopp, queens are not so good for [Removed:198], and he has been sent to the exit. Billy Kopp is running hot, up to 4,660,000 and battling for the chip lead now.
John Martin
Adam "Nestegg" Bilzerian raised to 55,000 from middle position, and the table folded around to Antoine Saout who called from the small blind. John Martin, who has been playing many hands here of late, then made it 170,000 from the big blind. Bilzerian called, and Saout folded.
The flop came . Martin promptly fired a bet of 300,000, and Bilzerian decided he'd pick a better spot.
Thierry Van Den Berg
Hung Pham limped in from middle position, Luis Nargentino completed the small blind and Thierry Van Den Berg checked his option.
The flop came down and the action was checked to Pham. He bet 60,000, Nargentino folded, and Van Den Berg moved all in for 346,000. Pham made the call.
Van Den Berg
Pham
Van Den Berg was looking for a spade to survive, but couldn't find one on the or the river, his Main Event run ended in 138th place.
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, Buchman's tens leading. The turn, though fell the 
-- Buchman hitting a set, but Allen making a Broadway straight. The 
on the river, however, paired the board, giving Buchman the monster pot with tens full. Balmigere dropped to 1,260,000 and Allen was eliminated in 140th place. 
. Robbins held a dominated 
as Rosenkrantz turned over 
though and spiked two pair for Robbins.
and Rosenkrantz couldn't resuck on Robbins. Failing to do so, cost him his tournament life.
, and Affleck was still good. But the turn was the 
and Cada doubled to 1,220,000 while Sharaskin slipped to 285,000.
, pairing the board. This didn't slow the Frenchman down, as ElkY bet 111,000. Gurevich made the call after another minute of thought.
. ElkY fired again for 167,000. Gurevich made the call.![[Removed:197] (on Day 2) - Out](https://s.pnimg.net/tmKpppx130pcSWYvj26adpqeSGUs5z1e-zgPYLkaf5U/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/My8xNC94Y2RkMjQz/NDI1Ny5qcGc.webp)
and the action was checked to Pham. He bet 60,000, Nargentino folded, and Van Den Berg moved all in for 346,000. Pham made the call. 
or the 
river, his Main Event run ended in 138th place. 
