Tyler Moncek was one of many players to take advantage of the advanced late registration today and had run up a profit already. However, all of that vanished when he took on Mark Villegas. On a board of Q♣7♥2♥6♥J♣, Villegas check-called a bet of 25,000 by Moncek who revealed the J♠10♥.
Villegas had that beat with the Q♥8♣ in the big blind and leaped to a very healthy stack.
The board 4♠K♠2♠J♦5♦ was already dealt when Sonke Jahn made a bet, with only a few chips behind, and Ernest Hou shoved.
Jahn called all in and tabled Q♠10♠ for the flush. It wasn't good enough as Hou showed A♠3♠ for the nut flush and Jahn made his way to the exit.
Viktor Blom raised from early position to 2,600, and only Brian Wardrup called, defending his big blind.
Playing in flow, Wardrup checked to Blom on the J♥Q♥A♦ flop. Blom placed a bet of 3,000, which Wardrup called.
Both players checked the 10♥ turn, and the dealer flipped over a 4♦ river card.
Wardrup led out with a bet of 8,500, and after a small pause for thought, Blom called.
Wardrup tabled 6♥5♥ for a flush, and Blom mucked his cards.
Ryuta Nakai started the action with a 2,400 raise from late position. Aaron Gunn in the big blind called to see a flop.
The flop came 7♥8♥10♥ and both players checked the flop. The turn 9♦ and once again both players the straighty board.
On the river 10♠, Gunn shot out 5,100. Nakai called just to muck his hand after Gunn showed K♣J♦ for a straight.
Rafael Pfleger raised to 15,000 in the hijack, leaving only a few chips behind, and Taras Mikulik moved all in from the small blind. The table folded back to Pfleger who tossed in his last chips.
Rafael Pfleger: K♥10♥ 
Taras Mikulik: 8♥8♣
Plfeger needed to survive the flip to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the Q♠3♥4♦3♦4♥ board and was sent to the rail.
Matt Salsberg defended the big blind in three-way action and then jammed the J♣5♠4♦ flop for the last 9,800. It folded to Gregory Zarefes, who reluctantly folded. Salsberg picked up the pot and moved to around 15 big blinds but lost these shortly after.
Syed Saleh started with a raise to 2,400 and Christopher Frank called in the cutoff, followed by Nils Pudel in the big blind.
The trio saw a flop 7♠5♠10♣ and it checked to Frank who bet 2,300. Only Saleh called to stay in the pot. The turn was the J♠ and Saleh check-called again, this time for 6,800.
Both checked on the 6♥ river and Saleh revealed K♥Q♠ for king high. It wasn't enough to claim the pot as Frank tabled 4♠4♥ to grab the chips.
Catching the action on a K♥K♣4♦3♠ turn, Andrius Tapinas checked from the small blind to James Farrelly on the button, who fired 30,000 into a pot of around 40,000. Tapinas called to the 9♥ river, which he also checked.
Farrelly barreled in a bet of 35,000. Tapinas snap-called, and revealed K♠Q♦ for trip kings once Farrelly admitted he had jack-high.
The next hand, Farrely opened to 2,400 in the cutoff, and Tapinas called on the button. The 6♣Q♣10♥ flop checked through to the 9♣ turn, where Farrelly check-called Tapinas' bet of 2,000. The A♥ river was checked to showdown, where Tapinas won once more with Q♥2♥.
Johan Schumacher opened from under the gun to 2,500 and Kevin Macphee called from the cutoff. Jose Guilher Valerio also called on the button and Mohsin Charania defended the big blind.
Charania and Schumacher checked the 9♥Q♠6♠ flop and Macphee bet 7,800. Valerio folded and Charania moved all in for his remaining 25,000. Macphee was the only caller and the players flipped heads-up.
Mohsin Charania: Q♥9♣
Kevin Macphee: Q♣Q♦
Charania was sitting with two pair, but Macphee flopped trip queens.
There was no luck for Charania on the K♠ turn and 6♣ river, and he was eliminated from the tournament just after the second break of the day.
Action was picked up with Andrej Tekel all-in and Timothy Barchie making the call.
Andrej Tekel: K♥K♣
Timothy Barchie: 8♥8♠
The board ran 2♣A♦3♦10♥6♦ and with nothing to help Barchie, Tekel doubled up leaving Barchie with only three big blinds behind.
Barchie was eliminated after a few hands.
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