With about 1,000 chips already in the pot on a flop of 
, three players checked to Linglin Zeng on the button and she bet 600. She got one call from a player in early position.
The turn brought the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and they checked again. Zeng's opponent tabled 
for a pair of aces and Zeng mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,800 |
It was expected that today's number would be bigger than yesterday's flight, and that is certainly the case, as we have already surpassed yesterday's total here in the second level. Yesterday saw 687 players enter, and the clock shows that over 700 have already entered today. Registration will be open until 9:40 p.m., so that number will certainly be rising throughout the day still.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
As per usual, the big names will be rolling in throughout the day, and we spotted a few more players who recently took their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
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10,000 |
Four players put in 200 before the flop including Maurice Hawkins from early position.
The flop fell 
and the small blind checked. Hawkins checked, the hijack checked, and the button bet 450. The small blind called, Hawkins called, and the hijack folded.
The turn brought the 
and all three players checked.
The river was the 
and they checked again. The button showed 
and the small blind flipped over 
, having each paired their king on the flop. Hawkins mucked and his opponents chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,700 | 1,700 |
After an early position raise to 125, L.A.-based pro Thu Nguyen reraised it to 375. The big blind called, as did the original raiser, and the three of them saw a flop of 
. Action checked to Nguyen, who continued the pressure with a bet of 550. The big blind rechecked his cards, announced "fold," and the first raiser followed suit, giving the pot to Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500 | 10,500 |
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With about 4,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Michael Mathew got all his chips in from under the gun against an opponent in the cutoff that had him covered. Mathew showed and his opponent tabled 
. The river bricked off with the 
and the straight was good for Mathew.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
Stephen Johnson raised to 150 from the hijack, the cutoff called, and both blinds came along.
The flop fell and both blinds checked. Johnson bet 500, the cutoff called, and the small blind check-raised to 1,100. The big blind folded, Johnson called, and the cutoff called.
The turn brought the 
and the small blind bet 2,200. Johnson called and the cutoff folded.
The river was the , the small blind bet 1,100, and Johnson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | |
|
10,000 | |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
