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.
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
105,800
|
105,800 |
|
72,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
214,500
45,800
|
45,800 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
29,300
-37,700
|
-37,700 |
Linglin Zeng raised to 2,000 in early position and called a three-bet from Xiaoqiang Yuan.
Both checked throughout the board A♥10♦10♠5♣ and 7♠ fell on the river. This time Zeng took the lead and bet 16,000. Yuan opted to call but mucked his cards when he saw 5♥5♠ in Zeng's hand for the full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
28,000
12,800
|
12,800 |
A player in the hijack raised to 2,000, finding Jeffrey Scott in the small blind who three-bet to 9,000. His opponent called.
The flop of 9♦8♥J♥ checked through to the 4♣ on the turn. Scott retook the lead with a bet of 9,000. His opponent called.
The 3♠ on the river saw Scott think for some time before deciding to bet again, this time for 35,000 forcing his opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Ori Hasson sat in the small blind and was battling in a 13,000 pot against a player in hijack. Both players checked the J♦5♣9♥ flop before Hasson led out for 9,000 chips on the 4♦ turn.
The hijack quickly folded and Hasson won some chips. Meanwhile, Humberto Brenes was eliminated from the tournament when his set was no good against another set and a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Johnny Chan opened to 2,200 from early position and Mike Matusow called from the button.
Chan checked and Matusow bet 2,200 on the 10♦7♦4♣ flop. Chan made the call.
The turn was the Q♣. Chan checked, Matusow bet 8,000 and Chan quickly folded.
Matusow flashed A♦4♦ for a pair of fours and the nut-flush draw before scooping the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
199,400
-34,600
|
-34,600 |
|
||
|
107,200
12,200
|
12,200 |
|
||
He Zhou opened to 2,200 and found a caller with David Kahan in the big bind.
A paired flop K♦2♥2♦ appeared and Kahan check-c called Zhou for 1,500. The K♥ turn didn't bring any action.
The 5♠ completed the board and after a last check from Kahan, Zhou bet 3,000. Kahan quickly called but mucked after Zhou flipped over A♠A♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
57,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Isai Scheinberg, the Poker Hall of Fame nominee and founder of PokerStars, is in the field today but just dropped a pot against Brett Stern.
Stern and Scheinberg went to the turn on a board of 3♠7♣6♥3♣ when Scheinberg bet 10,000 from the small blind. Stern called in early position as the J♦ fell on the river.
Scheinberg now checked and Stern checked behind, showing Q♦Q♠. Scheinberg mucked 10♠10♣. "I put you on jacks, actually," Stern, who has nearly 50,000 subscribers to his "Brettski" YouTube channel, told the poker visionary after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
