Limits: 20,000-40,000
Jeremy Ausmus raised under the gun and Viktor Blom defended his big blind.
Together they saw the 7♠4♠3♥ flop and Blom took the initiative with a bet. Ausmus called.
The turn snapped off the 5♦ and Blom bet again, Ausmus called again.
The river paired the board with the 3♦ and Blom fired a third barrel, Ausmus raised, and Blom raised again. Ausmus got the last of his chips in the middle and was quickly dumbfounded by the cooler before him.
Jeremy Ausmus: 6♥6♣
Viktor Blom: 4♥4♣
Ausmus had turned a straight but Blom's flopped set converted to a full house on the river and Ausmus was dispatched on the last level of the night.
"Wow... nice hand."
Viktor Blom raised and Pedro Neves defended his big blind.
The dealer spread the 9♠8♥7♦, Neves check-called a bet from Blom and they saw the 2♣ the same action occurred.
Neves checked a final time on the Q♠ but released his hand when Blom fired the last bullet.
Just a couple hand prior, Daniel Negreanu lost a bloated pot when his A♥Q♥ was no good against Neves at show down. A visibly agitated Negreanu did an inventory of his diminished chip stack twice.
Scott Bohlman opened from the cutoff, David Lieberman called from the button and so did Anthony Zinno in the big blind.
The flop was 9♦6♥J♦ and Bohlman bet. Lieberman raised, then Zinno check-raised and was called twice.
Zinno raised the K♣ turn. Bohlman and Lieberman called once again to see the 5♥ river where Zinno checked. Bohlman bet, but Lieberman immediately raised. Zinno folded and Bohlman went deep into the tank.
He eventually made the call with K♥J♠ for two pair, only to discover that Lieberman with K♠J♥ had the exact same hand.
Heads up to a flop of A♥A♣K♦, Viktor Blom bet and Daniel Negreanu called.
The turn brought the 6♠ and both players checked.
The river double-paired the board with the K♠ and Blom bet. Negreanu made mention that it was close but ultimately folded.
"Just me and my nemesis..." said David Lieberman
Heads up to a flop of 9♦K♦10♥, Dzmitry Urbanovich bet and Lieberman called.
The turn peeled off the 3♠ and Lieberman pushed his chips forward out of turn before realizing and pulling them back. Urbanovich, undeterred, bet anyways and Lieberman called.
The river fell the K♠ and Urbanovich bet yet again. Lieberman folded.
Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
The remaining dozen players have gone on a 15-minute break.
When they return, they will play one more level before putting their chips in the bag for Day 3.
Heads up to a flop of J♣9♦3♥ saw a bet and a call from David Lieberman and Max Hoffman.
When the Q♠ turned, Hoffman made a reluctant fold to Lieberman's bet and was left with only 35,000 behind.
Angelo Karimalis in the small blind raised on J♣8♣A♠ and Ian Johns called from the button.
Karimalis bet the 10♦ turn, Johns raised and Karimalis called to find himself all-in and at risk.
Angelo Karimalis: K♥Q♦
Ian Johns: J♦10♥
"I have the nuts," Karimalis said while flipping over his cards. With his straight, he doubled up after the 8♥ river.