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In a limped pot, Masato Yokosawa was on the button, and Martin Kabrhel was in the big blind.
The flop dropped 6♠2♦4♣, and Kabrhel bet 3,000 and called for a queen after Yokosawa called.
Both players checked the turn A♣, and the river K♣.
Yokosawa held Q♠5♠ and won the pot with his queen, and Kabrhel held 10♥9♦.
Jun Obara raised to 6,000 on the button before calling off the rest of his 81,400 stack when Michael Mizrachi moved all in from the big blind.
Jun Obara: K♥Q♣ 
Michael Mizrachi: A♠2♣
Mizrachi all but ended the contest on the 5♦3♣4♣ flop, flopping a wheel straight.
The J♥ turn and 4♠ river bore no effect, and Mizrachi moved on to Round 3.
Joining Mizrachi in the next round, Cary Katz beat Patrick Kennedy to set up a date in the third round with Ryuta Nakai.
Brock Wilson raised to 6,000 with a pocket pair 10♥10♣, Daniel Negreanu made the call with A♦7♣.
Negreanu checked the flop of 7♥10♠K♣. Wilson fired another 8,000. Negreanu made the call.
The turn Q♣ brought another check from Negreanu and a 25,000-chip bet from Wilson.
Negreanu glanced at his chips a couple times before tossing his cards into the muck.
Alex Foxen has won his match versus Alex Keating, making him the first player to advance to Round 3.
Not far behind him, Ryuta Nakai overcame Shaun Deeb to book his place in the next round, too.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 0
The match so far between Martin Kabrhel and Masato Yokosawa has been pretty even, with Kabrhel making sure that the rail was keeping score.
On this hand, Masato Yokosawa raised to 5,000, and Kabrhel called. The flop came out with J♣Q♥5♣, and as soon as the last card dropped, Kabrhel announced, "Check blind." Yokosawa bet out 2,000, and Kabrhel called.
On the turn 3♦, Kabrhel fake-checked dark again and said, "I think Masato is too smart for me." Yokosawa checked behind.
The river 4♥ was also checked through, and Yokosawa turned over A♥9♥ for ace high.
Kabrhel asked aloud, "Why is there no money on this table or any bracelet? I don't know why they don't like us, because we are both adorable."
The board was A♥5♣8♥6♣7♠, and the pot was 171,200.
Foxen bet out 42,000 on the river, and Keating raised to 140,000. Foxen made the call.
Keating showed 8♠5♦ for two pair, and Foxen showed 4♦3♣ for the straight.
Jun Obara raised to 6,000 on the button, which Michael Mizrachi called.
The dealer spread a 9♦8♣K♠ flop, which saw both players check. Mizrachi then took the initiative, leading out for 6,000, which Obara called.
The 2♥ called, and when Mizrachi bet again, this time for 25,500, Obara snap-called.
Mizrachi had 4♠3♦, and Obara tabled the winner with his K♥6♣.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0
David "ODB" Baker raised to 3,200 on the button with 7♠2♥, and faced a three-bet to 4,800 from Phil Hellmuth, who held K♦Q♠. Undeterred, Baker responded with a four-bet to 18,000, and Hellmuth quickly folded.
A disciplined Baker returned his cards to the dealer face down.
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