Michael Rossitto opened with a raise to 2,200 from the hijack and he was called by the player on the button. From the big blind, Jon Turner moved all in for roughly 12,000. Rossitto called while the button folded, bringing the two players to a showdown.
Rossitto: 
Turner: 
The board ran out 
and that gave both players queens, but Rossitto held the better kicker so Turner was eliminated from the tournament.
With a substantial pot of about 40,000 already brewing, the completed board read 
and Barry Shulman checked from the cutoff to his lone opponent on the button. The button quickly checked behind and flipped over 
for a pair of aces with a queen. Shulman mucked and his opponent took the pot.
After a series of raises, Steve Brecher was all in for 52,300 from the button with 
against his opponent in the small blind holding 
.
The board came down 
, safe for Brecher to double up.
The player in the cutoff was all in for his last 14,400 and it was Jeremy Ausmus who gave him action on the button.
The cutoff was at risk and behind with 
, up against Ausmus' 
.
The flop came 
and Ausmus paired his ten, putting his opponent in rough shape. The turn was the and the cutoff was drawing dead to the on the river.
Ausmus has now built up to 185,000 and is sitting on a healthy stack about halfway through Day 2.
From under the gun, Ryan Fee opened to 2,200 and was met with a call from the player on his left as well as the blinds; one of which was Andy Hwang.
The dealer spread a 
flop and Hwang led out for 4,500 and prompted a series of folds.
With that pot, Hwang moves to roughly 145,000 in chips.
A player opened to Mickey Craft's right and Craft just flatted the raise. Action folded around to Phuoc Nguyen who reraised to 16,500. On the button, Francisco Fragoso reraised all in for roughly 18,000. Action folded back to Craft who reraised, making it 45,000. Nguyen then shoved all in for roughly 145,000 and Craft called.
Craft:
Nguyen:
Fragoso: 
The board rolled out 
and that was good for Craft to take down the monster pot with his pair of aces, pushing him to over 300,000 chips.
Among the bigger stacks in Miranda are [Removed:153], Ramin Hajiyev, and Michael Rossitto. Dylan Nguyen had all of them beat by far, but he just took a hit as Pierre Merlin doubled through him.
Merlin raised to 2,500 from the button and both players in the blinds, including Nguyen, called. On the 
flop, the action checked to Merlin and he continued for 3,400. The small blind folded, but Nguyen had other plans and check-raised to 10,000, which Merlin called.
After the turn, Nguyen bet 12,800 and picked up a call by Merlin before checking the 
on the river. Merlin bet 27,000 with 22,000 behind and called the check-raise shove of Nguyen with 
for the jack-high straight. Nguyen only had 
for two pair and had to forteit almost one third of his big stack.
Faraz Jaka raised to 2,500 from middle position and got a call from the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
and the big blind checked. Jaka bet 3,700 and the big blind called.
The turn brought the and the big blind checked again. Jaka bet 7,400 and the big blind check-raised to 20,000. After a few moments of thought, Jaka called.
The river was the and both players checked. The big blind tabled 
for two pair, aces and sixes, and Jaka mucked.
From the hijack, Mike Ross opened to 2,200 and the player on the button called to see a 
flop.
Ross checked and his opponent bet 5,000 with Ross calling.
The turn landed the and Ross again checked to his opponent who bet 8,500. Ross called and then both players checked the on the river.
Ross tabled his for a busted flush and straight draw, but it was his opponent's for fourth pair that was enough to scoop the pot and drop Ross down to 117,300 in chips.
The purple section in the Amazon Room is loaded with many notable players. Andy Frankenberger and Kyle Hartree are sitting over a quarter million chips already, while Tom Marchese finds himself as the short stack and needs to turn things around in a hurry.
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