Phil Hellmuth raised to 2,000 and Benjamin Carroll moved all in out of the big blind, which Hellmuth called for his last 14,100.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Benjamin Carroll: 
The board came 
and Hellmuth doubled, while Carroll was left with four big blinds and bowed out shortly after.
Mark Lewandowski raised to 2,500 from under the gun, and Matt Berkey made the call in the cutoff.
Lewandowski bet 3,000 on a 
flop, and Berkey folded. Berkey has been unable to find any traction in the early going of Day 2c, and finds himself under 25 big blinds.
Three-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman is now sitting on a stack well in excess of 500,000 barely fifteen minutes into the start of the second level of the day.
According to Friedman, it was a three-bet pot and both he and Jens Lubbe saw a flop of 
. Friedman check-called 15,000 and the turn was a 
. Friedman checked again and Lubbe bet 41,000. Friedman check-raised to 103,000 and Lubbe moved all in for around 230,000.
Friedman called with for a turned set and had Lubbe drawing dead with 
.
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos open-jammed for 15,900 from the small blind and Ran Koller defended his big and called.
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: 
Ran Koller: 
Kiriopoulos had Koller crushed and didn't have a sweat as the board ran out 
and Kiriopoulos got a much needed double up.
The player on the button was all in for his last 36,000 against Femi Fashakin, winner of the BIG 50 earlier this summer, who was in the cutoff.
Opponent: 
Femi Fashakin: 
The board ran out 
and Fashakin won the pot, eliminating his opponent.
Brian Hou raised to 2,200 from under the gun and was three-bet by the player in the small blind to 7,300. Hou made the call and the flop came 
.
The small blind announced a bet of 4,500 and threw in the chips to match it. Hou called and the turn fell . The small blind meekly dropped 3,500 into the pot and Hou quickly called.
The river was 
and the small blind checked, looking over at Hou and studying his stack. Hou put in a bet of 21,000 and the small blind quickly folded.
Photos by Joe Giron.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Action folded to Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff and he decided to make it 2,000 to go. Kou Vang was on the button and three-bet to 6,500 out of a stack of 45,000. Hellmuth called, having started the hand with 60,000, and the two players saw a flop of 
.
Both players checked to the 
on the turn and Hellmuth fired out a bet of 9,000. Vang called and the dealer completed the board with the . Hellmuth immediately moved all in, putting Vang to the test for his remaining 29,500. Vang snap-called, revealing Hellmuth's for five high. Vang tabled 
for two pair nines and sixes and picked up a double-up.
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