Yuhsiang Wong opened to 2,000 in hijack and got the blinds Jonathan Wong and Jae Lee, in small and big, respectively, to call.
They saw the flop of 3♠7♣2♦ which they all checked. After a check from Wong on the 6♦ turn, Lee bet 4,000 which was enough for the other two players to fold.
There was a three-way all in on Table 440 where all of the chips got in the middle preflop and all three players turned over premium pocket pairs. Casey Carroll was the short stack with 17,400 and Alan Sanchez was at risk for 19,900, while Nicolas Tartaglia had both players covered.
Casey Carroll: A♠A♦
Alan Sanchez: J♥J♣
Nicolas Tartaglia: Q♥Q♣
The flop came A♥J♠4♠ to give Carroll a set of aces but he still had a sweat with Sanchez picking up a set of jacks. However, the A♣ on the turn improved Carroll to quads and his two opponents were drawing dead to the 4♥ on the river.
Carroll earned himself a triple up while Sanchez took down the small side pot. No players were eliminated on this hand but Sanchez was seen leaving the tournament area just moments later.
In some blind on blind action, Chad Power made up from the small blind, and Nicholas Rigby raised to 3,000 from the big blind, Power called.
Both players checked the 7♥J♥Q♦ flop and saw the 3♥ peel off on the turn. Power check-raised Rigby's 2,500 delayed continuation to 10,000, and Rigby called.
The river brought the 7♦, and Power flipped out a bet of 16,000. Rigby called and mucked his cards when Power tabled Q♣8♠.
Wayne Frisbee never recovered from the earlier setback and eventually got it in preflop in a classic flip against Can Miral.
Wayne Frisbee: Q♦Q♠
Can Miral: A♣K♣
The board ran out K♦7♠5♥4♥A♥ and that spelled the end for Frisbee in the second level of the day.
Players were already heads-up and on the 10♠Q♠Q♥ flop with a pot of around 15,000.
Erion Qoku had moved all in from the hijack for his remaining 19,600 and action was on Nicholas Ronyecz in the small blind to make the call. Ronyecz moved a chunk of his stack across into the pot and the players flipped their hands.
Erion Qoku: A♣J♦
Nicholas Ronyecz: K♦K♣
Qoku was at risk and behind but was hoping for an ace to come in or the gutshot straight draw. Unfortunately, Ronyecz was holding two of the kings.
The 2♦ turn and 10♥ river didn't do anything to save Qoku and he was eliminated in the second level of the day.
Paul Zappulla opened under the gun to 2,300, which garnered calls from two players in middle position. Action then folded to Jack Gerberich in the big blind, who moved all in for 27,500. Only Zappulla called, and the cards were turned onto their backs.
Jack Gerberich: J♣J♥
Paul Zappulla: A♦K♠
The flop 2♦5♠4♠ gave Zappulla extra outs, adding a straight draw to his two overcards.
The turn 8♠ brought yet more outs for Zappulla, who now had a flush draw he could hit.
The dealer turned and burned the Q♠, and it was bad news for Gerberich, as his pocket jacks weren't able to hold on and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Lee Markholt raised to 2,200 in the hijack and Matias Ruzzi three-bet to 7,800 on the button. In the big blind, John Monnette pitched his cards and Markholt opted to move all in for 27,500. Ruzzi called.
Lee Markholt: A♣K♣
Matias Ruzzi: 9♥9♣
The board ran out 9♠J♠Q♠J♥3♦ and the nines full of jacks was good for Ruzzi while Markholt was eliminated from the tournament.
Table big stack Eric Bunch raised to 2,000 and received two callers as they headed to the 8♥7♣2♥ flop. No betting action led to the 6♣ turn on which Adrien Guyader bet 7,500. That was enough to win the pot for Guyader, who is one of several big stacks at this table.
Only one and a half rows of tables remain in Paris Yellow.
The board already showed 8♦K♥A♣10♦Q♦ with a pot containing around 70,000. Steven Taylor checked to Jackson Spencer who bet around 75,000, putting Taylor at risk for his remaining stack worth 26,500.
Taylor went deep into the tank and eventually folded after the clock had been called, revealing A♥K♦ for top two pair. Spencer grabbed the pot without showing his cards.
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