Ilkka Heikkila bet the first draw from the cutoff and Bin Weng called on the button. Michael Rocco then raised in the small blind and only Weng called.
Rocco stood pat and led out with a bet. Weng called after drawing one as he drew one more on the last draw.
Rocco again stood pat and bet. Weng folded this time and Rocco took the pot.
Rocco has gone from 3,000 to 80,000 in one orbit of play.
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000
Michael Rocco jammed for his remaining 3,000 chips from the hijack, Ilkka Heikkila called from the small blind, and Bin Weng checked his option in the big blind.
Heikkila drew three, Weng drew five, and Rocco drew one. Heikkila bet and Weng called.
On the second draw, Heikkila took one, Weng took three, and Rocco took one. Heikkila bet and Weng folded.
Both drew one on the final draw.
Michael Rocco: 9x8x4x3x2x 
Ilkka Heikkila: 10x7x6x4x2x
Heikkila peeled a 10x on the end but it was no good as Rocco pulled the 9x.
The next hand, Rocco was all-in from the big blind against Weng in the small blind.
On the second draw, both drew one. Both stood pat on the final draw.
Michael Rocco: 8x7x4x3x2x
Bin Weng: 8x7x5x4x3x
Rocco had made a better eight-seven to double again.
The following hand, Rocco found himself all-in from the small blind against Weng on the button.
Rocco made a jack on the second draw and stood pat. Weng drew two on the final draw and bricked.
Rocco went from 3,000 to 39,000 in three hands.
Steve Zolotow just took his seat at this table and Yuval Bronshtein gave him 25,000. Zolotow pretended to put it in his pocket.
"No problem. A little head start for the old guys," Bronshtein joked before Zolotow handed him a green 25,000 chip for change.
Bronshtein then raised on the button and Jason Mercier called in the big blind. Mercier drew three and Bronshtein one.
Bronshtein bet and Mercier called. Mercier drew two and Bronshtein one again. Bronshtein bet once more and Mercier again called.
Bronshtein stood pat this time, while Mercier drew one. Bronshtein bet again and Mercier gave up his hand.
Oscar Johansson opened from the hijack, Ben Lamb three-bet from the small blind and Johansson called, drawing two while Lamb stood pat.
Action repeated itself across all three draws, with Lamb betting and being called by Johansson each time. Lamb stood pat for each draw while Johansson drew two, drew two again and then drew one.
Johansson tabled 8x7x6x5x2x for eight-seven but Lamb had a very slightly better eight-seven with 8x7x6x4x2x to take the pot.
Allen Kessler and Calvin Anderson both drew two on the first draw when Kessler bet from under the gun. Anderson then raised in the cutoff and Kessler called.
Kessler drew one while Anderson stood pat and bet. Kessler called, taking one more while Anderson again stood pat.
Anderson bet again and Kessler called. Anderson showed a 10, but Kessler had 9x8x6x4x2x to win the pot.
Jonathan Cohen, his dog Riley in tow, recently joined the field, as did Joao Vieira.
Philip Sternheimer opened the cutoff and then called when Elia Ahmadian three-bet from the small blind.
Ahmadian drew one, and Sternheimer drew two and called a bet.
On the second draw, Ahmadian took one and Sternheimer took two and called another bet.
Both drew one on the final draw. Ahmadian checked-called a bet from Sternheimer who showed Jx8x7x5x2x which was good as Ahmadian flashed a king.
Oscar Johansson raised on the button, Ben Yu reraised in the small blind, and Johansson called.
Yu took one while Johansson drew three. Yu then bet and Johansson called.
Yu again took one while Johnasson drew three more. Yu bet once more and Johansson called.
Yu then stood pat and Johansson took one. Yu checked, Johansson bet, and Yu called.
Johansson showed 8x5x4x3x2x and Yu mucked.
Keith Lehr has joined the field, while Per Hildebrand had a short stay in the tournament as he was recently eliminated. Mikhail Zlotnik also busted in the early stages of Day 2.
Mike Thorpe opened from under the gun, Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet from the cutoff and Hal Rotholz, who was down to one yellow T-1,000 chip, flicked in the call as did Thorpe. Dzivielevski and Rotholz drew one each while Thorpe drew two.
After the first draw Thorpe check-called another bet from Dzivielevski and drew two while both Dzivielevski and Rotholz once again drew one each.
Thorpe checked again after the second draw, Dzivielevski bet and this time Thorpe got out of the way leaving Rotholz at risk against Dzivielevski. Both players drew one for the final draw.
Hal Rotholz: 8x5x4x3x
Yuri Dzivielevski: 5x4x3x2x
Dzivielevski drew into a Qx while Rotholz caught a 7x to take the main pot and extend his tournament life.
Duncan Kirk raised in the cutoff before Brian Rast reraised on the button. Ryutaro Suzuki called in the small blind, as did Kirk.
Suzuki and Rast drew two while Kirk drew one. Action then checked to Kirk who bet and both opponents called.
Suzuki stood pat while Kirk and Rast drew one. Kirk then bet again and Suzuki and Rast both called.
Suzuki drew one, Rast took two, while Kirk stood pat and bet. Rast folded, but Suzuki called.
Kirk then showed 8x6x5x4x2x and Suzuki mucked.
Johannes Becker, Michael Moncek, and Jake Schwartz were the latest players to join the field.
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