Several players have been knocked out from table 601 and Clay Johnson was just responsible for the next casualty.
With the cards already exposed on a board of 10♥9♥2♠10♦K♣, his 10♣2♦ in the big blind had turned a full house. His opponent only had Ax9x and was sent to the rail.
Johnson has been one of several hundred late entrants on Day 2 and more than doubled his stack already.
Cameras began to surround Tom Dwan's table as he bet 4,800 into a pot of 15,000 on a flop of 9♣3♣A♥ and George Khoriaty called from under the gun.
The turn came the K♠ and both players checked. The 4♥ fell on the river and Khoriaty checked again. Dwan then checked back and mucked in frustration as Khoriaty showed A♠10♠ for a pair of aces.
The next hand, Dwan bet 13,000 on a board of 3♣5♥6♠9♦K♣ and his lone opponent folded. Shortly afterward, the under-the-gun player raised to 2,500 and received a caller before the cutoff reraised to 11,000.
Dwan, in the big blind, then moved all in and the table quickly mucked.
Michael Mizrachi opened to 2,200 from middle position and just behind him, the player in the hijack shoved for their last 20,600. The player in the cutoff called cold and Mizrachi called as well after a bit of thought.
Mizrachi check-called a 10,000 bet from the cutoff on the K♦9♠K♣ flop and then action checked down on the 2♣ turn and 5♣ river.
Mizrachi turned over J♥J♠ for a pair of jacks, which were best against the cutoff's 10♥10♣ and the all-in player, who mucked — sending the pot Mizrachi's way.
Phil Ivey and Istvan Birizdo had arrived on the river in a pot of 14,000 chips. The completed board read 5♠8♦4♣9♥2♦ and Ivey checked out of the big blind.
Birizdo was in early position and put out a small overbet of 14,000. This led Ivey to think about the situation for several minutes. Eventually, he put in calling chips. Birizdo showed 10♠10♦ and his overpair was good for the win as Ivey slid his cards face down towards the dealer.
The pot stood at 13,800 with three players remaining in the hand.
On a board of J♦8♠2♣6♣10♥, the big blind checked the action to the player in middle position who bet out for 6,500, to which Philemon Sham in the cutoff raised to 21,500.
Action back on the big blind, they thought for some time before finally deciding to fold, as did the player in middle position.
"Phew!" Sham comically exhaled as he scooped in the pot.
Three players saw a flop of A♥J♥8♥, creating a pot of about 8,000 and all three players checked to see the J♦ on the turn.
John Cynn led out for 3,500 and Wayne Nicholsen called next to act before the third player in the hand got out of the way.
When the 9♣ landed on the river, both players knuckled the table. Cynn almost exposed his cards but Nicholsen tabled the A♣4♣, and Cynn dropped his cards face down as the dealer scooped them.
The cards were tabled as the small blind and the big blind were in a battle. The small blind Mitchell Smith had raised preflop and the big blind, Jordan Cristos had three-bet all in for his last 14,000. Smith made the call.
Jordan Cristos: Q♦Q♣
Mitchell Smith: K♥K♦
Cristos called for a queen as the board came out 8♦3♣3♦4♣7♠ and the kings held up for Smith.
Brandon Mincher, Robert Gegen, and a late registrant were three-way to a flop of A♥6♠A♠. Mincher and Gegen checked from the blinds before the player on the button bet out 1,400. Mincher made the call and Gegen folded. The 3♥ turn then saw another check-call by Mincher, this time for the amount of 3,000.
The 9♠ river brought a third spade on the board, and this time Mincher chose to lead out instead of check. The bet was 4,000 chips and Mincher's opponent took a moment to think it over. Ultimately, he put in the call but would muck his cards when Mincher showed A♦10♦ for trip aces.
Action was picked up on the river with players three-handed and the board reading 4♥8♣7♥J♦5♣. With about 23,000 in the middle Pamela Balzano had moved all in for approximately 24,500. One of her opponents in middle position folded after a couple minutes and Quinn Do quickly made the call after from the button.
Balzano tabled K♥10♥ for a missed flush draw turned into a bluff while Do had 5♥5♦ for a rivered set of fives to take the pot, sending Balzano to the rail in the process.
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