Over at the featured TV table, Gus Hansen raised and Pat Scanlon moved all in for 65,000. Hansen quickly called.
Hansen:
Scanlon:
The flop was which gave Hansen top pair-top kicker. However, Scanlon picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the and Scanlon took the lead with a straight. Hansen turned two-pair and had outs for the win. The river was the and Scanlon won the pot. He doubled up and increased his stack to over 130,000.
All that cheerful post-dinner preflop restealing has left the table looking like this after almost half of the 2k/4k blind level...
Steven van Zadelhoff -- 138,000
Annie Duke -- 230,000
Theo Jorgensen -- 205,000
Henrik Waltersson -- 200,000
Oyvind Riisem -- 325,000
Terry Cook -- 192,000
Erick Lindgren -- 57,000
Patrick Jouven -- 156,000
Tino Lechich
Tino Lechich has taken control of his table; he is playing a lot of pots and using his chips to push everyone around. He spent most of the day on the short stack but is now very dangerous with a big stack.
A Turner for the worse
Forks at the ready, because Jon Turner is done and ready to eat. Attacking from the button, he was reraised by John Tabatabai in the big blind before pushing with . As John made the insta-call, the reaction wasn't promising, Turner simply commenting, "Oh, that's not good."
There was a hand on the other table, so we had to wait, but as someone called out, "All-in and a call," it had to be changed to "All-in and a potential call," as Turner still had a brown 100 chip back and could effectively fold...which he may have been slightly tempted to do.
Of course, the brown chip went it, and it was on their backs time, Turner in water so hot that it could have taken a trip to the sun and back. "I owe you one," threatened Turner as he was met by Tabatabai's .
Although the flop shone a little ray of light, it was soon overshadowed by the turn and river, Tabatabai adding yet more chips to his ever-increasing stack and eliminating a dangerous player in the process.
Eerily, Ian Frazer had folded A-J in latish position, saying, "I just don't fancy raising your blind, you're a lucky player," when it was his go. Mystic Ian strikes. Dodododo dodododo dodododo...
"El Blondie"
On a flop of , Dave Colclough moved all in and Jakob Paulsen called. "El Blondie" had top pair with , but Paulsen had flopped a flush with . The turn was the , the river was the , and Colclough hit the rail while Paulsen added even more to his massive stack.
Pat Scanlon playing on Day 2
Over at the featured TV table, Pat Scanlon has come from behind once again to double up against a big stack. A few hands ago, he doubled up against Gus Hansen. His latest victim was Magnus Persson.
I caught the action on the flop of . There was about 30,000 in the three-way pot. Scanlon checked, Matthew McCullough checked, and Magnus Persson bet 19,500. Sacnlon check-raised all in for about 140,000. Matthew McCullough folded and Persson called.
Persson:
Scanlon:
Scanlon was ahead with a set. The turn was the and the river was the . Scanlon doubled up and increased his stack to 300,000. Persson slipped to 170,000.
which gave Hansen top pair-top kicker. However, Scanlon picked up an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the 
and Scanlon took the lead with a straight. Hansen turned two-pair and had outs for the win. The river was the 
and Scanlon won the pot. He doubled up and increased his stack to over 130,000.
. As John made the insta-call, the reaction wasn't promising, Turner simply commenting, "Oh, that's not good." 
.
turn and 
, Dave Colclough moved all in and Jakob Paulsen called. "El Blondie" had top pair with 
, but Paulsen had flopped a flush with 
. The turn was the 
, the river was the 
. There was about 30,000 in the three-way pot. Scanlon checked, Matthew McCullough checked, and Magnus Persson bet 19,500. Sacnlon check-raised all in for about 140,000. Matthew McCullough folded and Persson called.
and the river was the 
. Scanlon doubled up and increased his stack to 300,000. Persson slipped to 170,000.
