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The blind structure is the same for this round as last, except we begin at Level 3 with 300/600. Once more, the players have 50,000 chips in front of them with two "add-on" chips worth 50,000 chips apiece, and they can add those into their stack any time between hands.
With blinds at 300/600, Antonio Esfandiari made it 1,500 total. Maxim Lykov made the call and they saw a flop of 
. Lykov checked and Esfandiari fired out a bet of 2,100. Lykov raised to 5,200 total and Esfandiari called. The turn fell 
. Once again Lykov checked and once again Esfandiari shot out a bet. The magic number this time was 7,300, which Lykov eventually called. The river came 
and both players checked.
Lykov tabled 
and scooped a pot of 28,000.
The Shoutbox will be in mourning after this one.
It only took a half-dozen hands or so, but we have a winner in the Daniel Alaei vs. Justin Bonomo. It's Alaei advancing, and we've got a few more details coming shortly.
Level: 4
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
The 
on the turn hit Justin Bonomo's perfectly and his set was far ahead of Daniel Alaei's 
heading to the river. Alaei held a gutshot straight draw and had exactly four wins left in the deck, and fortunately for him the dealer delivered the perfect card, ending this second round matchup in stunningly quick fashion and sending Alaei on to the round of 32.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko min-raised to 1,200 from the button and Daniel Cates three-bet to 4,000. Timoshenko made the call. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn came the 
and Cates check-raised Timoshenko's 4,000 bet to 14,000. Timoshenko thought it over for a couple minutes before folding. Cates' stack is at approximately 170,000.
When we caught up with the action, Richard Lyndaker moved all in preflop and was called by Vivek Rajkumar who tabled 
. A discouraged Lyndaker flipped over 
.
The flop fell 
, giving Lyndaker the diamond flush. After losing these chips, Rajkumar tapped into his first add-on, leaving him with 100,000.
On the button, Jonathan Duhamel min-raised to 1,600 and John Duthie three-bet to 4,600. Duhamel made the call and the dealer flopped the 
. Duthie continued with a bet of 4,500 and Duhamel deliberated for a minute or so before making the call. The turn brought the and Duthie slowed down, checking the action to Duhamel, who slowly counted out a bet of 7,300. Duthie flashed a pained smile while showing his opponent a black Ace, before mucking his hand. Duhamel now has a sizable lead but both players retain their 50k add-ons.
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
On a flop of 
, Erick "E-dog" Lindgren checked to Andrew Robl, who bet 2,200. Lingren check-raised to 6,000 and change and Robl made the call. Lindgren then checked when the 
fell on the turn, prompting a 7,000 bet from Robl. Lindgren made the call. The 
river brought one more check from Lindgren and Robl quickly moved all in. Lindgren fell into the tank, but eventually called off the rest of his stack, showing 
for a flopped two pair. Robl showed 
for a higher two pair, which left Lindgren having to use one of his two remaining add-on chips for 50,000.
