Patricia Baker moved all in for 108,000 from under the gun and Aaron Henderson to her left thought long and hard before making the call. All the other players folded and they got it heads up with Baker at risk of elimination.
Baker tabled and was against the pair of Henderson.
The board ran out . Baker survived and doubled up.
Cameron Tullis opened the action with a raise to 9,000 in middle position. One seat over, Peter Alba moved all in for just above 50,000 and all other players folded. Tullis made the call and it was off to the races:
Tullis:
Alba:
After the devastating flop, Alba was crushed and sighed, "Wow, you just hit everything there." Only one out could save Alba, but the turn changed nothing, and now the deck's lone remaining trey would see him survive. The river wasn't what Alba was looking for though, and he headed to the payout desk.
We walked up to a board of and Jay Graunstadt led out for 12,000 heads up against John Taylor who raised to 37,000 from the button. Graunstadt made the call and the turn brought the . Graunstadt checked and Taylor slid out 46,000. Graunstadt thought for a while before finally making the call.
The river was the and Taylor pushed all-in. Graunstadt couldn't stand the heat and folded as Taylor turned over the showing what he may have thought was a bluff. "Same hand," Graunstadt claimed.
Instead of a chop though, Taylor dragged the entire pot.
John Taylor opened the action with a raise to 14,000 and one seat over, Patricia Baker three-bet to 50,000. The action folded to Brian Wong and he four-bet all in for 75,500. Taylor quickly folded but Baker called upon realizing that there wasn't much more to commit.
Baker:
Wong:
There was no drama at all on the board and Baker continued her wild roller coaster ride here on Day 2.
Charles Nguyen raised to 14,000 from middle position and Patricia Baker raised all in from the button. Nguyen snap-called once everyone else got out of the way and flipped over . Baker turned over and needed to win a race or she would be crippled.
It was bad news for Baker on the flop of as Nguyen took the lead. The board ran out .
Marcin Sobczak opened for 17,000 and the player on his left, Roland Reparejo, moved all in for 21,500. The action folded around to Cameron Tullis in the big blind and made the call. Sobczak also committed the extra chips for a call and a side pot for Reparejo was pulled to the side.
Sobczak and Tullis checked down to the river on a board reading . Sobczak announced “ace high.” Tullis flipped over but Reparejo showed for the straight to stay alive.
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and was against the pair 
of Henderson.
. Baker survived and doubled up.
flop, Alba was crushed and sighed, "Wow, you just hit everything there." Only one out could save Alba, but the 
turn changed nothing, and now the deck's lone remaining trey would see him survive. The 
river wasn't what Alba was looking for though, and he headed to the payout desk.
and Jay Graunstadt led out for 12,000 heads up against John Taylor who raised to 37,000 from the button. Graunstadt made the call and the turn brought the 
showing what he may have thought was a bluff. "Same hand," Graunstadt claimed.
board and Baker continued her wild roller coaster ride here on Day 2.
and needed to win a race or she would be crippled.
as Nguyen took the lead. The board ran out 
