The field has seemingly reached 188 entries and there is a short waiting line for the last entries to get their new seat assignments. However, the late registration for the event has ended as Level 14 is already underway.
Martin Kabrhel in the small blind checked on a turn of 2♠Q♠3♣5♦ and so did Michael Moncek under the gun. Kabrhel then bet 50,000 into 150,000 on the 8♥ river.
Moncek went into the tank and used two time banks. "If you raise me now, you're my new favorite player," Kabrhel told Moncek, "after me of course."
Instead, Moncek tossed in a call. Kabrhel showed K♠J♦10♥6♠ for king-high. Moncek tabled K♦9♥9♦8♣ for a pair of nines and took down the pot.
"Why did you slowroll me?" asked Kabrhel.
"I was thinking about raising for value," Moncek stated.
One hand later, Moncek was seen departing from the tournament.
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200,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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300,000 | |
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A big pot of more than 400,000 chips was in the middle when a flop of 9♠9♥5♦ was spread for Tom-Aksel Bedell in middle position and Tim Van Loo in the cutoff.
Bedell then checked to Van Loo, who bet 60,000. Bedell called before the pair checked through the 5♣ turn and 7♥ river.
Bedell announced ace-king high and Van Loo tabled A♥A♦Q♥2♦ for aces and nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,950,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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1,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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900,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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425,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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350,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Shortly after the action had resumed, two of the late entries got their chips into the middle in Nick Schulman and Tom Dwan. The former had the A♣A♥K♥7♠ and came out on top of the 9♣8♦2♣K♦4♠ runout despite Dwan having a straight and flush draw.
One table over, Anuj [Removed:550] potted to 195,000 from the big blind and Viktor Blom called on the button with 115,000 behind. The chips went in after the Q♣7♠5♠ flop.
Viktor Blom: 8♦7♦6♥4♦ 
Anuj [Removed:550]: A♦10♠4♠3♠
The 2♥ turn gave [Removed:550] even more outs but he could not get there with the Q♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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650,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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625,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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600,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Busted | |
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On a flop of 8♠5♦3♦, only Noah Schwartz on the button called a bet of 25,000 by Stephen Chidwick in the hijack. They headed to the 2♣ on the turn on which Chidwick checked. Schwartz bet 85,000 and won the pot uncontested.
Chidwick and Ben Tollerene entered on Day 2 and have already increased their stacks on this table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,650,000
290,000
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290,000 |
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850,000
335,000
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335,000 |
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755,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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750,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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625,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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450,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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220,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Martin Dam raised from middle position before Brian Rast made it 230,000 to go in the small blind. Dam called before Rast threw in his final 30,000 chips blind.
The flop fell 8♥9♦8♠ and Dam made the call for a showdown.
Brian Rast: A♠Q♥7♠4♥
Martin Dam: K♦10♦J♣7♣
Dam had flopped a wrap, but the 2♣A♦ runout bricked out as Rast doubled with two pair.
On an adjacent table, Pakinai Lisawad ran into aces and took his leave.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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500,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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480,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted | |
Out of a field of 187 entries, there are some 79 hopefuls remaining near the end of the second level.
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Anuj [Removed:550] was all-in with the K♦K♥7♥5♠ and up against Mads Amot with the A♥10♦8♥8♣.
The board ran out 9♥6♥3♠K♣3♥ and [Removed:550] was ready to leave, as he didn't see the board had paired.
"I am freerolling now," he said as he sat back down. Ben Lamb suggested that [Removed:550] would be out soon and that's what indeed happened shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,290,000
640,000
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640,000 |
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975,000
330,000
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330,000 |
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700,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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425,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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305,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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260,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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