In a three-way three-bet pot to the J♦7♥4♣ flop with 20,500 in the middle, Abu Hamza Bin Khalek bet 7,500 out of the small blind. That forced out the player in the big blind while Chin Wei "Webster" Lim called in the cutoff.
The 7♣ turn paired the board and Bin Khalek moved all-in with the covering stack, Lim instantly folded.
Amanda Botfeld raised to 2,200 in first position and both the button and the small blind came along.
The flop peeled off 7♦8♦10♥ and action checked through to the 7♠ turn where the small blind checked to Botfeld who bet 3,500 which only the small blind called.
On the 3♠ river, the small blind checked a third time and Botfeld moved all in for 13,500 effective and the small blind quickly folded, ceding the pot to Botfeld.
Enrique Rodriguez had a bet of 7,500 in front of him from middle position with the flop showing 5♦6♠3♥ when David Powers, in the small blind, moved all in for around 30,000. Rodriguez gave it some thought before calling.
David Powers: 6♣6♥
Enrique Rodriguez: K♥5♥
Powers was ahead with his set of sixes, but Rodriguez picked up on a flush draw on the 7♥ turn.
"No heart, dealer," Powers pleaded heading to the river, which came the Q♦ as Powers' set held up to secure his double up right as players were heading off on break.
The second 20-minute break of Day 2abc has arrived and the players are leaving the tournament area. When they come back, play will continue in Level 8 of the WSOP Main Event.
Meanwhile, late registration has closed and 196 people opted to jump in on Day 2abc.
In the meantime, here are some highlights from the second level of play.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Action was picked up on the flop with the board reading 8♥3♦Q♣ and players heads up. A player in the big blind checked and Brian Yoon bet 1,700 from middle position, receiving a call from his opponent.
The big blind check-called another bet from Yoon on the K♦ turn, this time for 6,500.
The river was the K♥. Yoon fired a third barrel for 17,500, leaving approximately 15,000 behind. After about a minute his opponent mucked his cards and a sizable pot was sent in Yoon's direction.
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On the same day his father, Robert "The Razzman" Massman, finished 11th in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Event, Alex Massman won a satellite to play in the Main Event. Now here he was on Day 2, riding a starting stack and tangled up in a hand with Youness Barakat.
Barakat bet 1,500 from late position on a K♠K♦2♠ flop, and Massman and an early position player called.
When the turn came 5♣, Barakat bumped it up to 12,400, too rich for either and took down the pot.
"You have to tell them (PokerNews) what you had," Massman told Barakat. "It's the rules." But Barakat did not oblige.
Nicholas Potts opened to 1,200 and Hiroyuki Noda three-bet to 2,600 in the cutoff. The small blind called and so did Potts.
The dealer showed a flop 2♥Q♦K♣ and it checked to Noda who continued for 2,400. Only Potts made the call.
The 7♦ turn went check-check and a K♦ landed on the river. Potts decided to lead for 2,600 and Noda tanked for some time before eventually calling. Potts showed 5♦4♦ for the flush and Noda sent his cards into the muck.
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