Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier check-called a bet from Kristijonas Andrulis on a flop of , and the turn brought the . Grospellier checked again, Andrulis fired out another 5,600, and Grospellier called.
The completed the board, Grospellier checked a third and final time, and Andruilis reached for chips.
"Ninety-four," he announced, tossing forward two pink T5,000 chips.
Grospellier thought for a bit, then called. Andrulis showed for deuces full of threes, and dragged in the pot.
When we arrived at the table, Jason Somerville had already fired out a bet of 2,300 on a board of . Kevin Vandersmissen raised, making it 18,800 to go, and Somerville tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.
Vandersmissen showed for a full house, and Somerville mucked.
After eliminating Frenchman Christophe Benzimra, 2013 PCA Main Event winner Dimitar Danchev doubled Floridian Matt O'Donnell. All of the chips went in preflop with Danchev holding and O'Donnell .
O'Donnell held as the board came , doubling to 70,000 chips. Danchev dropped back down to 131,000.
Dimitar Danchev began the day as the chip leader and has continued to trend upward throughout the second day of play. Danchev recently eliminated Sam Stein in unknown action and a few hands later we arrived at the table to find Christophe Benzimra all in and at risk before the flop against Danchev. The two were racing for Benzimra's tournament life.
Benzimra:
Danchev:
The board fell down and Danchev's nines were able to hold, sending Benzimra to the rail. Danchev now has about 160,000 in chips.
We arrived at the table to find the aftermath of the action on the flop. The board read and Eric Kurtzman was all in for his tournament life with for top pair against the flopped straight of Dmitry Vitkind with . The turn and river brought the and the respectively.
Vitkind scooped the pot and eliminated Kurtzman with his straight, but it was Mike Linster on the other side of the table who was visibly upset, folding on the flop after Vitkind's large raise. Linster would have made a spade flush and became one of the top stacks had he stayed in the hand. Fortunately for Vitkind, Linster was out and he was able to drag in a pot that leaves him flirting with 100,000 in chips.
Nick Schulman opened to 2,600 in the cutoff, Amit Makhija defended in the big blind, and the flop came . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Makhija check-called a 1,900-chip bet, and both players knuckled when the completed the board. Makhija showed for a pair of kings, winning the pot.
Just before the break we found Max Lykov and Andy Frankenberger engaged in a series of raises that ended with Frankenberger getting the last of his stack which looked to be about 29,000 all in. Frankenberger held but was crushed by Lykov's . A flop of all low cards came down and Frankeberger was eliminated from play.
, and the turn brought the 
. Grospellier checked again, Andrulis fired out another 5,600, and Grospellier called.
completed the board, Grospellier checked a third and final time, and Andruilis reached for chips.
for deuces full of threes, and dragged in the pot.
. Kevin Vandersmissen raised, making it 18,800 to go, and Somerville tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.
for a full house, and Somerville mucked.
and O'Donnell 
.
, doubling to 70,000 chips. Danchev dropped back down to 131,000.
and Danchev's nines were able to hold, sending Benzimra to the rail. Danchev now has about 160,000 in chips.
for top pair against the flopped straight of Dmitry Vitkind with 
. Both players checked.
, Makhija check-called a 1,900-chip bet, and both players knuckled when the 
. A flop of all low cards came down and Frankeberger was eliminated from play.
