It was brought to our attention that John "Kicker" Roveto was eliminated in the last hand before the break by Greg Pappas. The details escaped us, but the dealer informed us after the fact that both players had ended up making three pair. Pappas' was lower, and he sent Roveto home in 18th place for $3,659.
The remaining 17 players are now on a one-hour dinner break. When they return they will play four more one-hour levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
After being crippled in an unlucky hand against Phil Hellmuth, Matt Waxman got the last of his chips in on third against Scott Adaska and Brandon Cantu.
The two active players created a side pot when Adaska called bets from Cantu on both fourth and fifth, but then he folded to one on sixth. By this point Waxman, who knew he was drawing dead, had put on his backpack and was exiting the tournament area.
Waxman: 
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Cantu: 
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Adaska: (x-x) / 
fold
Jason Corlew has been stuck in reverse since the three-table redraw, and he is now running on empty.
A raising way resulted in Corlew getting his last 10,500 all in right out of the gate against Greg Pappas and Brock Parker. The two built a side pot when Pappas bet fourth and Parker called. When Parker took the lead on fifth, it was his turn to bet and Pappas called. Parker bet again on sixth, and it got Pappas to folded his hand.
Pappas: / 
fold
Parker: / /
Corlew: / /
Parker made a 6-5-4-3-A low on sixth, which had Corlew drawing dead. Corlew will take home $3,659 for his 20th-place finish.
Ben Yu began Day 2 on a short stack amongst the returning 75 players, and the odds were against him to make the money. Not only did he crack the top 40, he managed to go even deeper and ladder up. Unfortunately for the dapper dresser, his run has come to an end in 21st place courtesy of 1996 World Series of Poker Main Event champ and two-time razz winner Huck Seed.
In Yu's final hand, he made a 9-8-7-6-X low, which was second best to Seed's nine-six low.
Phil Hellmuth has been cheerful most of the day, but that just changed after a big hand against Brandon Cantu. Interestingly these two have razz history as Cantu finished third in this event back in 2012, which is when Hellmuth won his first non-hold'em bracelet.
We picked up the action on fifth street when Hellmuth bet and Cantu called. The latter then took the lead on sixth, fired out 6,000, and Hellmuth called. Cantu bet another 6,000 on seventh and Hellmuth mumbled to himself before making the call.
"Your seven is good," Hellmuth said.
"I don't know, I have to look," Cantu replied, meaning he needed to hit the last card to make a seven. During this time Hellmuth tabled his eight-six low.
Hellmuth: / /
Cantu: / /
Cantu flipped over his last card to reveal a deuce, which gave him the best hand. Hellmuth then launched into an epic tirade.
"He's trying to bluff off his chips. I let you steal, and steal, and steal," the Poker Brat said. "I mean are you even trying to win, Brandon? What are you doing?"
Hellmuth seemed to take the beat personally and continued to voice his frustration into the next hand despite a warning from the dealer. Hellmuth then got up out of his chair, wandered the tournament area, and eventually made his way over to Huck Seed to see if he had a sympathetic ear.
"They've got me talking to myself, Huck," Hellmuth said. Seed did not respond.
It's the end of the road for Jared Koppel here in Event #7: $1,500 Seven-Card Razz.
He got the last of his chips in against Brandon Cantu, who had a made nine-seven low on fifth street. Koppel ended up double pairing and was drawing dead on sixth.
Level: 16
Limits: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 700
After a short-stacked Ayelet Kotonas fell in 24th place, Richard Bruning followed her out the door in 23rd.
It happened when John Roveto completed showing a and Bruning raised to 5,000 with a of his own. Roveto made the call and then bet out when he caught a on fourth street. Bruning, who had received a , made the call and then bet 5,000 when he retook the lead on fifth. Roveto called and then bet on sixth after once again taking the lead. Bruning, who had a single T1,000 chip back, called off.
Roveto: / /
Bruning: / /
Bruning kept pairing and ended up with a nine-seven low, but it was no good as Roveto held a nine-five low. Bruning will take home $3,659 for his 23rd-place finish.
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