Early on in the second round, Dario Sammartino has amassed a 5:1 chip advantage over Cary Katz.
Dario Sammartino defeated Matthew Steinberg in the first round while Cary Katz advanced by beating Scott Ball.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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|
100,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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Matthew Gonzales opened, Bin Weng three-bet, Gonzales four-bet, and Weng five-bet jammed for approximately 230,000. Gonzales called.
Bin Weng: 
Matthew Gonzales: 
The board ran out 
to leave Gonzales with the best hand and send Weng to the rail. Gonzales is the first player to advance to the round-of-16 and will return tomorrow for his third-round matchup against the eventual winner of the Sean Winter-Chino Rheem match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Marius Gierse tossed in a bet of 22,000. Chance Kornuth called and they saw the 
on the river.
Gierse checked this time, appearing uninterested in the hand anymore. Kornuth gave it some thought but decided to check it back. Gierse tabled 
for two pair and Kornuth conceded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
453,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
147,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
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Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 0
Isaac Kempton raised to 6,000 on the button and Alex Foxen three-bet to 24,000 out of the big blind. Kempton called and the flop of 
hit the felt.
Foxen continued with a bet of 24,000 and Kempton smirked as he flicked in a call. The turn was the and Foxen fired out another bet of 60,000 this time. Kempton folded and Foxen flashed the 
as he was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
327,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
||
|
273,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
Sean Winter has defeated Chino Rheem and will return tomorrow to face Matthew Gonzales in Round 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |
Chance Kornuth got a beautiful river card to keep his heads-up bracelet hopes alive and take the chip lead over Marius Gierse.
Both players got their stacks in preflop, with Kornuth's 
going up against Gierse's 
.
The flop came 
with Kornuth turning a two-out gutshot with a 
.
Kornuth would river a 
to make Gierse howl "Nooooooo", to which Kornuth replied "Yessssssssss."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
367,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
233,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
With roughly 90,000 in the pot on a 
board, Ali Imsirovic led for 55,000, and John Smith called.
The 
completed the board and Smith check-folded against a bet of 50,000 to concede the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
255,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Dylan Destefano raised to 7,500 on the button and was called by Darren Elias. The flop came 
and Elias check-called a bet of 10,000 from Destefano.
The turn brought the and Elias checked again. Destefano fired another bet of 14,000 and Elias still called. The river was the and both players tapped the table. Elias showed 
for a pair of sixes but Destefano showed 
for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
337,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
263,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
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