With two players seeing a board of K♠7♠3♥ and about 390,000 in the middle, Sihao Zhang checked from the big blind and Huifang Zhang bet 115,000 from middle position. Sihao Zhang made the call.
On the 5♦ turn Sihao Zhang checked and Huifang Zhang bet 280,000. Sihao Zhang shoved for 2,280,000 and Huifang Zhang made the call with a covering stack to put Sihao Zhang at risk.
Sihao Zhang: 3♠2♠
Huifang Zhang: A♦A♣
Huifang Zhang was ahead with aces but needed to fade any two, three or spade. The 10♠ river brought the flush in for Sihao Zhang who dragged in a gargantuan pot while Huifang Zhang was left short-stacked.
Matthew Bretzfield open-shoved for 905,000 from early position and was called by Danny Gonzales who had him covered from middle position.
Matthew Bretzfield: A♥8♥
Danny Gonzales: 10♠10♥
Bretzfield was behind preflop and could not catch up on the 3♥4♣9♠Q♣7♣ runout, resulting in his elimination while Gonzales claimed the last of his chips.
With the board reading K♣10♠7♣4♦A♦, Branden Shimamoto bet 540,000 from the big blind and Wellington Araujo spent several minutes thinking before sliding in a call.
Shimamoto revealed 7♠4♠ for the rivered two pair and Araujo mucked with a big sigh.
The final 87 players are on a 15-minute break. Two more 60-minute levels of play are scheduled after the break after which point the remaining players will bag their chips and advance to Day 3.
With 350,000 already in the pot and the flop showing J♠6♠3♦, Josecarlos Abreu checked, followed by Bryan Lapham. Juan Lamprea then bet 105,000, which Abreu called. Lapham, however, had other plans and went all in for 1,145,000, prompting Lamprea to fold. After some deliberation, Abreu reluctantly called, leading to a showdown.
Josecarlos Abreu: 9♦9♣
Bryan Lapham: A♠9♠
Abreu celebrated loudly as he held the lead. Lapham was hoping for a spade or an ace to win the pot. However, the turn 6♦ and river J♥ did not improve his hand. Despite the table thinking Lapham was out, a recount by the dealer revealed he had 35,000 more than Abreu and remained in the game.
Lapham folded the very next hand and was supposed to be forced all in the hand after that, but the floor announced that the table was going to break to balance out the other tables. Hoping for a better position at the next table, Lapham was disappointed to find himself as the big blind and therefore forced all in immediately.
With only 35,000 left, Lapham was automatically all in and called by four players. The flop came 6♦3♣7♥, and everyone checked to Gautm Lillaney, who made a bet. Nobody else wanted to play, so it went to showdown.
Lillaney revealed 10♣6♥ for a pair of sixes. Lapham hadn't looked at his cards yet, but when he did, he turned over A♦ followed by A♠. The turn brought the third ace A♣, giving him a quintuple-up to 175,000.
Two hands later, Lapham found himself in another hand against Lillaney, where he managed to double up with A♦8♠ against 7♣7♦ on the 10♠J♥A♠A♥4♠ board.
Rami Ilyasov raised to 100,000 from under the gun and had one caller in Daniel Eichhorn in the big blind.
The two went heads up to a 10♠J♦9♥ flop and Ilyasov bet 125,000, which Eichhorn called. The two checked down the 10♦ turn and when the 5♠ came on the river Eichhorn led out for 150,000. Ilyasov paused briefly before raising to 375,000. Eichhorn stared at him and the two shared a very tense moment that ultimately ended with Eichhorn folding and Ilyasov taking the pot.
