These two heavy hitters are trying to build during the second half of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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Action was picked up with John De Klerk and Nirath Rean all-in with their hands tabled for a showdown.
John De Klerk: A♥4♥ 
Nirath Rean: 9♦9♣
The board ran 4♦5♦4♣ giving Klerk trips on the flop and making Rean visibly frustrated. The turn 8♣ and river J♦ didn't help Rean at all. Klerk scooped the pot as Rean shaking his head muttered to himself, "Crazy call."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
244,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
With 1,518 players remaining, we are 30 eliminations away from all players getting paid. Play has slowed quite drastically with the money bubble approaching rapidly.
Rainer Kempe opened to 16,000 under the gun and got called by cutoff player Jamie Kingston to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out 7♣A♠K♥. Kempe continued with another 17,000. Kingston hung on to see another card.
On the turn 2♠, Kempe turned on the heat and made an overbet of 85,000. Unable to take the pressure, Kingston conceded the hand and the pot to Kempe
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
839,500
|
839,500 |
|
||
|
410,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
Ichun Chiu was in the cutoff, and Nathan Rosinger was on the button. The board already showed: 6♠9♣4♦5♥. Chiu check-called Rosinger, who bet 35,000. The river showed A♣. Both players checked for the showdown:
Nathan Rosinger 7♠7♦
Ichun Chiu Q♥9♠
Chiu didn’t show any emotions when he took all the chips from the middle; his pair of nines were holding. Rosinger, on the other hand, tried to stay composed with only 240,000 chips left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,146,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
240,000
232,500
|
232,500 |
Andrew Hulme raised from early position to 16,000 only for Adam Walton to move all in from middle position for 125,000. Brian Roff called from the cutoff, and Hulme folded.
Adam Walton: K♠K♣
Brian Roff: J♣J♥
A healthy flop came for Walton with 4♠7♠5♠ peeling off, and when the K♥ came on the turn, Roff was drawing dead and Walton was guaranteed a double up and more. The 4♦ came on the river to fill him up, and the pot was shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
411,500
|
411,500 |
|
300,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
220,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
Action was picked up in a blind-versus-blind battle, with Alexander Greenblatt all in and at risk from the big blind for roughly 260,000. He was up against Steven Jones in the small blind.
Alexander Greenblatt: 10♠10♥
Steven Jones: K♣7♣
The dealer ran out a board of 9♥9♦Q♠A♠10♣, securing a much-needed double up for Greenblatt
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
376,000
|
376,000 |
|
190,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
||
Joshua Bergman raised to 16,000 in middle position and got a 50,000 three-bet from Nirath Rean, on his left. With action folded to the big blind, Kenneth Gregory shoved all-in for about 172,000. Bergman folded but Rean made the call putting Gergory's tournament life on the line.
Kenneth Gregory: A♣A♥
Nirath Rean: Q♠Q♣
Gregory's aces held on the J♥7♣3♣ flop. He secured a much-needed double up on his action-packed table with the runout K♣5♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
360,000
246,500
|
246,500 |
|
|
356,000
225,500
|
225,500 |
The action was picked up when the board showed the flop: 2♣J♥Q♠. Haven Taylor in early position check-called Eliud Lopez for 31,000. The dealer revealed the turn Q♣. Both players checked to the river 4♥. The action was back again, to Taylor who decided to throw in 30,000 in chips. Lopez gave it a thought but quickly folded his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
191,500
|
191,500 |
|
294,000
88,500
|
88,500 |
Fiodor Lavagetto raised from the hijack to 16,000 and was re-raised by Chris Brewer for his 87,000 chip stack.
Minh Phan called from the button, and Vinh Ho re-raised to 210,000 from the big blind. Both players folded, and they were off to see five.
Chris Brewer: Q♦Q♥
Vinh Ho: 10♣10♠
Brewer was able to fade a ten, and found slightly more than a triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000
463,500
|
463,500 |
|
480,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
300,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
91,500
|
91,500 |
