Chris Wallace raised to 2,000 from the hijack and Daniel Negreanu called from the cutoff.
The flop was 
, Wallace continued for 3,000 and Negreanu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | 8,100 |
|
28,000 | -10,500 |
Eric Ruskiewicz raised to 2,200 from the middle position and Paul Smith called from the hijack.
The flop came 
and Ruskiewicz bet 3,500. Smith called. The dealer burned and turned the 
and Ruskiewicz continued with another bet of 3,000 that Smith called once more. The 
completed the board and was checked twice.
Smith showed 
for a pair of aces and Ruskiewicz mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000 | 6,100 |
|
39,000 | -9,000 |
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PokerNews Podcast host [Removed:139] arrived on Day 2 with a short stack of just 11,000, and unfortunately he was unable to gain any momentum in the early part of the day and was recently eliminated.
Platt was all in holding 
against an opponent's 
, and unfortunately for Platt, his opponent connected on the board and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Severin Schleser got the last of his chips in on an 
flop and was at risk against Jacqueline Burkhart.
Severin Schleser: 
Jacqueline Burkhart: 
Burkhart's flush came in on the 
turn, but Schleser could survive if the board paired on the river. The 
river was no help for Schleser, however, and he hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | 84,900 |
|
Busted |
With 34,000 in the middle and the completed board showing 
, Scott Abrams checked out of the blinds and Barbaro Diaz made it 27,200 to go. Abrams checked his remaining stack of around 45,000 and eventually made the call after plenty of consideration.
Diaz rolled over 
and Abrams had that beat with to chip up early into Day 2ab.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
106,000 | 44,500 |
|
|
90,000 | -55,400 |
Reed Hensel raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and Edward Sebesta shoved from the big blind for around 40,000. Hensel went through his options in his head and then flicked in a chip for the call.
Edward Sebesta: 
Reed Hensel: 
Sebesta saw he was behind and looked resigned already. The board ran out to not bring him any help as he was eliminated. Sebesta shook hands with some of the players at the table and then made his way out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 45,600 |
|
Busted |
According to the ESPN crew, Chris Ferguson has been spotted on his way out of the tournament area. Further early casualties can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Dean Marco limped in from under the gun, and Thomas Cardona raised to 2,300 in middle position. Mark Osborne three-bet shoved for 30,500 on the button, and Marco four-bet jammed for 34,000 total, chasing out Cardona.
Mark Osborne: 
Dean Marco:
Marco picked up a gutshot on the 
flop, and a flush draw on the turn, but bricked the river to be left on fumes. Osborne, who started the day with just 13,700, jumps above the starting stack with his latest double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000 | 52,300 |
|
|
3,500 | -51,100 |
On a board showing 
there was roughly 21,000 in the middle and Carl Brewington bet 16,000 into Christopher Dandrea. Dandrea took a few moments and threw in the chips to call. Brewington tabled 
for a rivered straight to the king and Dandrea mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,100 | 22,700 |
|
106,800 | -48,000 |
The flop was 
, and Charles Maddalena checked from the big blind. Former WSOP Main Event sixth-place finisher Kenny Hallaert bet 1,400 and Maddalena called.
Both players checked on the 
turn, and again on the 
river.
Maddalena tabled 
, and Hallaert mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000 | -12,900 |
|
122,000 | -7,300 |
