Four players created a pot of 42,000 and saw a flop of 
. Nikolas Stone checked from the small blind, Mitch Schock did the same from the big, and Drazen Ilich bet 13,000 from the cutoff. Mark Bonsack folded the button, Stone called, Schock got out of the way, and it was heads-up action to the 
turn.
Both player proceeded to checked before Stone led out for 40,000 on the 
river, which prompted a snap-fold from Ilich.
Being just two players away from the money, action has slowed considerably. No one wants to leave empty handed, though sooner or later two players are going to do just that.
Chris Tsinis moved all in from early position for around 55,000 only to have Allen Kessler move all in over the top from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and Kessler said, "Wow, big race here," upon seeing Tsinis' cards.
Showdown
| Tsinis |  |
| Kessler |   |
Kessler didn't even watch the board as the dealer ran out 
, giving him the pot.
Meanwhile, both Huy Quach and Chris Conrad preceded Tsinis out the door.
Huy Nguyen opened for 10,500 from middle position and Matthew Weber moved all in from the small blind. Nguyen thought for a couple moments and then called.
Nguyen: 
Weber: 
The board ran 
and Weber was eliminated. Nguyen is above the average stack for the first time in a while.
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Two levels are in the books here on Day 2 of the WSOP National Championship, which means players are now on a 15-minute break.
Table 1
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hao Le |
| 2 | Eugene Katchalov |
| 3 | Nick Binger |
| 4 | David ODB Baker |
| 5 | Ryan Eriquezzo |
| 6 | Justin Gardenhire |
| 7 | Chris Conrad |
| 8 | Sam Stein |
Table 2
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Musumeci |
| 2 | David Peters |
| 3 | Yung Hwang |
| 4 | Arkadiy Tsinis |
| 5 | Jonathan Sorscher |
| 6 | Allen Kesser |
| 7 | Brian Rast |
| 8 | Mark Bonsack |
Table 3
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolas Stone |
| 2 | Matthew Weber |
| 3 | Mitch Schock |
| 4 | Jacob Naquin |
| 5 | Huy Nguyen |
| 6 | Matt Keikoan |
| 7 | Drazen Ilich |
| 8 | Huy Quach |
Allen Kessler struck up a conversation with Amanda Musumeci over at Table 2 regarding her boyfriend. The latter quickly corrected Kessler and informed him that it was now her ex-boyfriend as the two had split on the fourth of July.
"I'm a single lady," Musumeci said for the record.
"I'm too old for you," Kessler shot back as if it was a proposition.
The field has been trimmed to 24 players and they have done a complete redraw. We'll have it posted shortly.
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