In a blind versus blind situation, Joey Weissman in the big blind was all in and at risk for 145,000 against Marko Grujic.
Joey Weissman: A♦10♠ 
Marko Grujic: A♥3♦
Weissman had Grujic dominated, and when the board ran out 9♣8♠J♣8♣5♠ Weissman's ace-10 high was still best, to give him the double up.
Action started with a raise from Maxx Coleman, who was sitting in the cutoff. David Rich was in the small blind with around 200,000 chips and moved all in. Coleman called.
David Rich: A♦Q♦
Maxx Coleman: K♣K♥
The flop came 5♣A♣Q♠, giving Rich two pair and a big advantage. However, that didn’t stop him from getting out of his chair.
The turn came the 10♦, giving Coleman a gut shot and six outs on the river.
The river came the J♣ and Coleman made his straight. Rich, who the players at the table labeled a true gentleman and who himself asked to be noted as the player wearing a cardigan, said to one of his table mates: “Told ya!” He received congratulations for a good game from players at the table and left the tournament area.
The board was completed to read 2♥9♦3♥5♥9♣. There was a significant pot in the middle as Mario Navarro shoved all in. David Stamm snap-called.
David Stamm: 9♠9♥
Mario Navarro: A♥J♥
It was a massive cooler as David Stamm found quads on the river to crush the nut flush of Navarro and leave him in the shorter end of the chips.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Action was picked up with the cards on their back, and Vladislav Donchev all in and at risk for 115,00 against Ankit Ahuja.
Vladislav Donchev: A♣3♣
Ankit Ahuja: A♦10♦
Donchev was dominated by Ahuja and when the board ran out 4♦Q♥Q♦7♦8♦ Ahuja improved to the ace high flush, having Donchev drawing dead on the turn and sending him to the payout desk.
Peter Cross raised to 25,000 from middle position. Jackod Datashvili jammed all in for about 190,000 on the button. Anthony Alway re-jammed for more, about 416,000 from the small blind. Cross had them both covered and went deep into the tank as he checked his holding a few times before reluctantly releasing it.
Jackob Datashvili: A♠9♣
Anthony Alway: 8♣8♦
The flop came 4♦Q♥5♠. The turn was the K♦ and the river was the A♦ to dramatically save Datashvili as Alway shook his head in frustration.
According to the players at the table, Silvio Costa opened preflop from middle position and Konstantin Held defended big blind.
The flop came 7♦9♣Q♦. Held checked. Costa continuation bet and Held moved all in for around 70,000 chips. Costa called.
Konstantin Held: Q♠5♦
Silvio Costa: K♥K♦
Held had flopped top pair, but Costa’s kings were ahead. The turn 2♦ and river J♠ were of no help to Held.
When action folded to Zdenek Zizka in the hijack he raised to 25,000 and was called by Artur Martirosian in the big blind.
The flop came 4♠9♦10♠ and Martirosian checked to Zizka, who bet out 15,000. Martirosian then raised all in for 110,000, and Zizka quickly made the call.
Artur Martirosian: 9♠5♠
Zdenek Zizka: K♦K♣
Martirosian flopped a pair and a flush draw but was behind the kings of Zizka. The 4♦ turn was no help as it eliminated Martirosian's two pair outs. The river brought one of those outs in the form of the 5♦ but Zizka's two pair of kings and fours was best and eliminated Martirosian from the tournament.
According to the players, action started with Jin Kim opening from the cutoff. Marco Johnson had a stack of around 180,000 and went all in on the button. Joseph Carden was in the small blind and re-shoved. Kim folded.
Marco Johnson: K♠Q♣
Joseph Carden: J♥J♠
The flop Q♥8♦J♦ gave Johnson a queen, but Carden a set and had Johnson drawing very thin.
The turn and river were 9♣ and Q♦ respectively, Johnson made trip queens but was still sent to the rail.
This continues an excellent start of Day 2 for Carden, who started the day with just 157,000 chips or around 15 big blinds, but has won three all-in pots, including a three-way all in shortly before this hand. He has now climbed up to over 900,000 or 75 big blinds.
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