Table #437 has been tough on the big-name players. Both Allen Kessler and Jonas Mackoff began the day with seats at 437, and now both of them are gone. Kessler and Mackoff will earn $3,154 each for their result in this event.
Dylan Thomassie opened from the small blind to 4,500 and then called his opponent's three-bet to 14,000. The flop came 
and Thomassie checked. His opponent pushed all in for 29,000 and Thomassie thought for a while before eventually making the call with 
.
His opponent tabled 
and the board ran out 
and Thomassie continues to chip up here early on day two.
Scott Montgomery raised to 3,500 preflop and the player on the button three-bet to 7,400. Montgomery called and the dealer delivered a flop of 
. Montgomery check-raised to 14,000 when his opponent bet 5,700, which was good enough to take down the hand.
The following players busted early in play today and will each receive a payout of $2,872.
Allen Kessler raised to 3,600 in middle position and Isidro Sifuentes pushed 16,200 all in from the cutoff. Jonas Mackoff sat on the button and asked for a count. "I'm also all in," Mackoff announced, and pushed in 21,500. Kessler tanked for a full minute before also getting it in. "Whatever. I'm in too," he said.
Kessler: 
Sifuentes: 
Mackoff: 
Three suited ace-queens and a board of 
meant the pot got chopped three ways.
"That's impossible," Kessler said. "You gotta get a picture of this."
We didn't see the action but Phil Collins got it all in against an opponent and the board read 
. Collins had tabled and it was good as the dealer was counting his stack to confirm the amount he was due.
Samantha Bazan was sitting comfortably on a pile of chips in the big blind when the button pushed all in and the small blind pushed all in behind. Bazan had both of them easily covered and she called with 
and was holding the best hand by the river on the board of 
. She is now one of the larger stacks in the room.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Mihails Morozovs opened to 2,500 and his opponent three-bet to 6,000. Action folded back around to Morozovs who made the call. The flop was 
and Morozovs check-raised all in after a 7,000 bet from his opponent. His opponent folded and Morozovs showed the 
.
"You're pretty good at flopping sets," said a player at the table. "It's my specialty," quipped Morozovs.
Andrew Clarke raised to 2,500 from under the gun and the hijack called before Eric Mizrachi pushed all in from the button. Clarke called and the other player folded.
Mizrachi:
Clarke: 
Board: 
Clarke's pocket nines held and Mizrachi headed for the cashier for his min-cash.
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