Several players opted to enter on Day 2 instead of the final starting day which is expected to commence at noon. David Lappin was among them and the Irishman was spotted winning an early pot.
He defended the big blind against a button raise and they checked the 
turn. Lappin then bet the 
river for 6,000 and the button folded.
There was a three-way pot on progress on the turn as the board read 
. Ardit Kurshumi made a bet that folded out Doyle Brunson and Jason Koon called.
The river came the 
. Koon lead with a bet of 6,000. Kurshumi thought for a while before folding his cards.
With around 2,000 in the pot and 
on the board, Adam Owen bet 1,400 from the big blind. Franco Gasparini called from late position.
The river was 
and Owen checked. Gasparini fired 3,800 and Owen folded.
With some 13,000 in the middle and the turn showing 
, Michael Wang checked. Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 9,000 and Wang carefully eyeballed the stack of his opponent before sending his cards into the muck.
Kisacikoglu had started the day among the very short stacks and has nearly quadrupled up already.
On a flop of 
, Ken Aldridge checked to Asi Moshe, who bet 4,600. Aldridge called to see a turn of the , and again Aldridge check-called a bet, this time for 11,500.
On the river 
, Aldridge checked once more, and as Moshe assembled, then placed forward one more, bet, Aldridge tossed 
forward into the muck.
A player in early position opened to 2,000 and Mike Matusow called in the cutoff, as did the button. James Duncan in the small blind then three-bet to 7,400 and only Matusow called.
Duncan continued with a bet of 6,000 on the flop reading and Matusow called. Duncan fired a bet of 11,000 on the 
turn and Matusow stared at his opponent before electing to fold.
"Nice hand," Matusow said quietly.
The pot was about 21,000 and the board read 
. Robert Hankins jammed for 13,300. David Dean went deep into the tank.
He leaned back and thought it out. Eventually he folded to keep Hankins alive who flashed the 
and didn't quite show the second card behind before raking in the pot.
Justin Kushi showed up with just a few big blinds and it didn't take long for him to get them into the middle. Fracois Tosques was the lone caller.
Justin Kushi:
Fracois Tosques: 
The board ran out 
and the ace-queen held to knock Kushi out of the tournament.
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