Mitchell Towner was sitting on the button when he raised to 2,700. Cate Hall, on the big blind, called.
The flop was 
, after which both players checked. The turn brought the 
. Hall checked, Towner bet 2,000 and Hall folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000
76,900
|
76,900 |
|
||
|
72,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
Hugo Perez opened to 2,600 and Mikhail Semin moved all in for 30,200. Action folded back to Perez who called right away.
Hugo Perez: 
Mikhail Semin: 
The community cards — 
— favored Semin, who scored nearly a full double. Perez was standing up, but players at the table suggested he should double-check whether he was really covered. It was close, but Semin had one or two big blinds more and Perez is out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
28,800
|
28,800 |
|
Busted |
Scott Milkey in mid-position went all in to be called by Ryan Breslin for 11,200.
Scott Milkey: 
Ryan Breslin: 
The board ran out 
to double up Milkey and keep him alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,600
14,700
|
14,700 |
|
|
11,000
13,200
|
13,200 |
The following players have been eliminated early on Day 2. Notables making an early exit include Martin Kozlov, Ken Aldridge and Thomas Pettersson.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Radu Catoiu | $2,247 |
| 245 | Michael Phizicky | $2,247 |
| 246 | Joel Micka | $2,247 |
| 247 | Justin Bushmire | $2,247 |
| 248 | Adam Walton | $2,247 |
| 249 | Timothy Tharp | $2,247 |
| 250 | Ivan Tononi | $2,247 |
| 251 | Kristopher Lunsford | $2,247 |
| 252 | Richard Malone | $2,247 |
| 253 | Li Fu | $2,247 |
| 254 | Bizhan Delgoshaei | $2,247 |
| 255 | Martin Kozlov | $2,247 |
| 256 | John New | $2,247 |
| 257 | Alexander Farahi | $2,247 |
| 258 | Melvin Dukes | $2,247 |
| 259 | Igor Braylovskiy | $2,247 |
| 260 | Dustin Fox | $2,247 |
| 261 | Ken Aldridge | $2,247 |
| 262 | Thomas Pettersson | $2,247 |
| 263 | Stefan Fabian | $2,247 |
[Removed:532] came back to one of the biggest stacks in the tournament room and he's maneuvering it with aggression.
Just now [Removed:550] was on the button, playing a heads-up pot against Chris Bolek who was in early position. Bolek checked to [Removed:550] on the turn and then called [Removed:550]'s bet of 8,000.
The 
completed the board and Bolek checked once again. [Removed:550] announced he was all in this time, and he had Bolek covered. Bolek thought his options through, but decided to leave this one to [Removed:550] and continue with his remaining 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
26,000
19,800
|
19,800 |
We picked up the action on the turn of a 40,000-chip pot and a board reading 
. Justin Bonomo was facing a bet of 18,300 and made the call.
The river was the and Bonomo's opponent checked. Bonomo thought for just a moment before announcing he was all in. This put Bonomo's opponent deep into the tank.
About five minutes went by without Bonomo flinching in the slightest. His opponent squirmed and agonized over the decision before eventually making the call.
Bonomo tabled 
for two pair and his opponent mucked 
, having made a pair of aces but bricking out on a nut-flush draw.
With the pot, Bonomo appears to be the new tournament chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
106,200
|
106,200 |
|
||
We got to the table to see Park Yu Cheung going all-in in the big blind. SheLok Wong, sitting on the cutoff, called.
Park Yu Cheung: 
SheLok Wong: 
The board ran out 
to give Cheung the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,600
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
|
15,200
20,000
|
20,000 |
Maria Konnikova, author of the New York Times bestseller Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, has been eliminated.
Konnikova was short-stacked long before the bubble and her stack dropped even more today. She eventually ended up all in against two opponents, as they continued playing for a side pot through the 
board.
Konnikova then showed 
but her bottom pair wasn't good as Erick Wright turned over 
for a straight. Wright offered a "good game" and Konnikova thanked him before leaving with a member of the payout crew.
Wright is off to a great start, nearly doubling his stack within the first 15 minutes of today's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
35,300
|
35,300 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
We went to go check on Jared Jacobsmeyer to see how he was doing with his 200 chips. When we got to his table we could see him being all in on the button. Rajaee Wazwaz called him on the small blind.
Jared Jacobsmeyer:
Rajaee Wazwaz:
The board ran out 
to give Jacobsmeyer another double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
10,300
|
10,300 |
|
19,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
As we started just in the money after yesterday's bubble, there are many casualties early into Day 2. Short stacks are trying to spin their way up, knowing it's the right time to do so as they don't risk any pay jump at the moment.
One of those who lasted only one hand was Swedish player Thomas Pettersson. There were three stacks left abandoned on his table as the players were late. Pettersson shoved his remaining five big blinds with 
but ran into the 
of Anthony Marquez.
The 
board brought too little for Pettersson, leaving him with the $2,247 min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
