After winning one of the longest matches in the first round, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was short-stacked in his second match against Thiago Nishijima.
Grospellier just doubled up with 
on a board of 
against Nishijima's 
, and he is now at 53,000 chips.
With about 9,000 in the pot and the board reading 
on the turn, Ruoyang Wang checked. Ryan Fee bet 7,000, and Wang check-raised to 25,000. Fee called.
The river was the 
, and Wang checked. Fee thought for a moment, then announced an all in for 53,300. Wang deliberated for quite a while and eventually said he just couldn't fold such a big hand. He called, and Fee tabled 
for a straight. Wang flashed his hand to Fee and he said, "I was really lucky."
Raymond Dandrea raised from the button, Dan Smith three-bet to 9,000 from the big blind, and Dandrea called.
The flop was 
, and Smith checked. Dandrea bet 7,700, Smith called, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked to see the 
river, and Smith bet 16,000. Dandrea called after a few moments, but mucked when Smith tabled 
for a pair of aces.
Level: 13
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
With the board reading 
, Ian O'Hara bet 4,500 in the big blind. Adrian Mateos called on the button, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked, and they also checked through the river.
O'Hara showed 
for a pair of sevens on the river, but the pair of nines of Mateos, who held 
, was best. Mateos collected the pot to extend his lead over O'Hara.
Cate Hall vs. Taylor Paur
Martin Kabrhel vs. Samuel Touil
Ruoyang Wang vs. Ryan Fee
Jason Koon vs. Joe Cada
Davide Suriano vs. Jason Mercier
With the blinds at 2,000/4,000, David Peters raised all in for about 41,000 from the button. Taylor Paur called from the big blind with , leading Peters' 
.
The board came down 
, giving Paur a pair of aces to win the pot and advance to the Round of 64 to face Cate Hall.
Level: 12
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 0
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