Harvey Jackson limped from the hijack, as did Douglas Houghton in the small blind. Mark Smith in the big blind checked.
The flop of Q♥J♣4♥ prompted Jackson to bet 75,000 and was called by Houghton, but Smith folded.
The turn of 9♦ invited Houghton to lead out for 175,000 which forced Jackson to fold and Houghton took the pot.
Enoch Shiedt moved all in from the cutoff for 265,000 and was called by Day 2 chip leader Farhad Davoudzadeh in the small blind.
Enoch Shiedt: 9♣9♥
Farhad Davoudzadeh: A♥J♠
A fair flip which was won by the Iranian, as a jack in the window on the board of J♦6♦4♣3♥Q♥ was enough to take the pot for Davoudzadeh and Shiedt headed to the pay desk.
Several players limped in as action went on Lee Markholt in the big blind, who raised all in for 225,000. "All in for less," David Martin said from early position as the rest of the table got out of the way.
David Martin: 9♦9♥
Lee Markholt: 7♥7♣
"Seven of spades one time," Markholt said heading to the flop, which came 5♥K♦2♦. The rest of the 8♥2♠ board didn't provide any help and Markholt handed over most of his stack.
Action folded to Massoud Eskandari in the small blind who moved all in for 405,000. Kevin Parmely in the big blind called.
Massoud Eskandari: K♠7♣
Kevin Parmely: 6♥6♠
The defending champion was all in and at risk as the flop came J♣K♥7♦, giving him two pair and the lead. The board ran out J♥4♠ and he doubled up.
"You got to get lucky. I'm not playing for pay jumps. I don't believe in that," Eskandari said following the hand.
Kevin O'Toole raised to 70,000 from under the gun and was called by Rassoul Malboubi in the cutoff and big blind David Stamm.
The flop came J♠K♦4♠ and O'Toole continued for 110,000. Only Malboubi called as Stamm got out of the way.
O'Toole bet another 100,000 on the 4♥ turn and Malboubi called to the 9♦ river, where O'Toole checked.
Malboubi now fired out 300,000 and O'Toole gave it some thought before mucking as Malboubi climbed to 3,000,000.
Jeff Yarchever bet 60,000 from middle position and was called by Nina Hazdovac in the small blind. Brian Bord in the big blind moved all in for 135,000 which was called by Yarchever and Hazdovac.
The flop of A♦7♦5♠ was checked by Yarchever and Hazdovac, and the 10♠ on the turn prompted a bet of 160,000 from Hazdovac which got a fold from Yarchever.
Brian Bord: 10♦10♣
Nina Hazdovac: A♦Q♣
Bord had a lock on the hand when the cards were turned over. The J♦ completed the board and Bord triples up.
Action folded to Ronald Lane in the small blind who raised before big blind Dietrich Kuhlmann moved all in for 475,000. Lane snap-called.
Dietrich Kuhlmann: J♣10♣
Ronald Lane: A♣A♥
Kuhlmann hit top pair on the 3♦J♥7♠ flop but improved no further on the Q♦ turn or Q♥ river as Lane's aces rocketed Kuhlmann to the payout desk.
"I'm probably going to lose it anyway if I just call," Kuhlmann reasoned as he left the table.
Jean-Paul Pasqualini bet 55,000 from early position and was called by Mark Kitchens in the cutoff, Matthew Shihadeh on the button, Greg Mayberry in the small blind and Timothy Bowers in the big blind.
The flop of Q♣J♣9♦ encouraged Bowers to bet 150,000. The original aggressor Pasqualini fired back with a raise of 350,000. Kitchens went into the tank before folding.
Mayberry and Shihadeh quickly folded, while Bowers announced all in which was called by Pasqualini and was at risk for 700,000.
Jean-Paul Pasqualini: J♦J♠
Timothy Bowers: A♦Q♦
Pasqualini flopped a set of jacks and was ahead of Bowers's top pair, top kicker. The 9♣ on the turn gave the Frenchman a boat and 7♥ completed the board and Pasqualini dragged in a massive pot.
John Regan was all in for 395,000 from under the gun and up against Bud Brower in early position.
John Regan: A♠8♦
Bud Brower: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out K♥J♦5♣3♣5♥ and Brower's queens stayed in front as Regan became the latest player to head for the payout desk.
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