David "Bakes" Baker brought one of the bigger stacks into Day 2, and he's nearly doubled his belongings. Baker's latest addition came when he tangled with Cai Zhen on a board of with both players in early positions. Each had a bet of 4,800 in front of them and Bakes fired 8,500 on the river. Zhen took some time before calling, but he mucked when Baker revealed for a flush.
Shawn Buchanan shoved his last 10,100 from the button and Eli Elezra called on his left. Chris Ferguson gave it some thought but then decided to let Buchanan and Elezra heads up.
Buchanan:
Elezra:
"You're not supposed to have such a good hand," Elezra smiled, knowing that in many cases he'd hold the dominating hand.
This time, however, it was Buchanan who got the best of it and the board of confirmed his double.
Dzmitry Urbanovich took down consecutive pots to get his stack up to 54,000, putting a beat on Phil Hellmuth in the first of those pots with a jack-low. Hellmuth was still steaming over the hand when Urbanovich called an all-in on the first betting round in the next hand.
Dzmitry Urbanovich:
Jameson Painter:
The draw did nothing to help Painter's fortunes, and he's out to the rail as Level 11 winds down.
Three-way to a flop, Loren Klein checked in the small blind and Ray Henson bet 2,000 from the big. Jared Bleznick raised to 10,000 on the button, forcing a fold from Klein. Henson called.
Bleznick checked back on the turn and the completed the board. Henson cut out a bet of 25,000 and Bleznick laid his hand down.
Max Kruse and Loren Klein had made it to the turn by the time the action was picked out. They had bets of 8,700 and 12,000 in front of them, and Kruse checked the turn. Klein announced a pot-sized bet of 43,400 and Kruse let his hand go.
The action was caught postdraw, with a large chunk of chips in the main pot. Jordan Siegel was all in and Jon Turner and Arthur Morris fought for a side pot which had already grown to around 15,000. Turner moved all in for heaps and Morris tank-folded his hand, leaving Turner the side pot. Turner would eventually scoop it all as his was superior to Siegel's hand.
Loren Klein bet and got a call from David Benyamine after the first draw. Benyamine drew two, while Klein stood pat. Klein led out the next betting round with a pot-size bet, with Benyamine calling again.
Benyamine drew one, and Klein stood pat again. Klein put all of his chips in this time, getting the fold from Benyamine.
Following the first draw, Joey Couden checked from the big blind in a single raised pot. Brian Hastings bet 3,500 from the button and Couden fired back, check-raising to 14,000. Hastings called.
They drew one apiece and Couden potted for around 33,000. Hastings quickly folded.
In the meantime, Phil Hellmuth doubled in a hand of PL 2-7 Triple Draw, fading Jameson Painter's one-card draw. Hellmuth had a and Painter peeled a king, doubling the Poker Brat.