Hand 62: Steve O'Dwyer shoved on Jean-Noel Thorel from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand 63: O'Dwyer shoved the button with and Thorel put himself at risk calling all-in for his last 445,000 tabling . Thorel flopped a straight on the flop and the runout secured him the double up.
Hand 64: Thorel open-shoved on the button with and won the pot.
Hand 65: Thorel was given a walk.
Hand 66: O'Dwyer opened to 90,000 on the button with and Kaverman defended his big blind with . The flop fanned out and Kaverman check-called a bet of 75,000.
The on the turn gave Kaverman a flush and he checked again. O'Dwyer bet 150,000 and after a few moments, Kaverman called.
The board completed with the and Kaverman checked for the third time. O'Dwyer fired a third bullet worth 330,000 and Kaverman called, taking down a big pot to reclaim the chip lead.
Hand 57: Byron Kaverman received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand 58: Jean-Noel Thorel opened for 100,000 with on the button. Kaverman woke up with in the small blind and moved in for 1,345,000. O'Dwyer folded right away and Thorel decided to do the same after thinking about it for a bit.
"I fold a pair," Thorel said.
"A good pair?" Kaverman asked.
"Not so good, or I would put it in. But a pair..." Thorel replied with a smile.
Hand 59: O'Dwyer opened the small blind with for 120,000. Thorel called with in the big blind. O'Dwyer flopped great on and he called Thorel's bet. The hit the turn and O'Dwyer checked again. This time, Thorel checked behind.
The completed the board and O'Dwyer bet 200,000 into 455,000. Thorel called instantly with his rivered pair but he had to muck as O'Dwyer showed the flush.
Hand 60: Steve O'Dwyer found a big hand with on the button and he moved all in. The blinds both folded right away.
Hand 61: Steve O'Dwyer received a walk in the big blind with .
Just two levels into Day 2 the field has been cut in half. The final three players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Stay tuned as Steve O'Dwyer has overtaken Byron Kaverman for the chip lead.
Hand #53: Byron Kaverman opened with to 75,000 on the button, Steve O'Dwyer called holding in the small blind, and Jean-Noel Thorel defended his big blind with . The flop came and all three players checked. The fell on the turn, O'Dwyer bet 110,000 and won the pot.
Hand #54: O'Dwyer opened to 70,000 with and Thorel called with . The flop fanned out and both players checked. Thorel bet 100,000 when the landed on the turn and won the pot.
Hand #55: Kaverman limped the small blind holding and O'Dwyer raised to 105,000 with . A flop gave both players something and Kaverman check-called a bet of 120,000.
Kaverman checked again when the came on the turn and O'Dwyer bet 300,000. Kaverman flatted bringing the on the river.
Kaverman checked for the third time and folded when O'Dwyer shoved.
Hand #56: Kaverman opened to 75,000 with on the button and folded when O'Dwyer shoved.
Hand 52: Action folded to Erik Seidel in the small blind and he moved in for just under 400,000 with . Big blind Steve O'Dwyer didn't need too much time calling with .
The flop came which left Seidel drawing very thin.
Commentator Lex Veldhuis mentioned a jack would be the best card Seidel could hope for to appear on the turn and he got just that with the .
O'Dwyer still had an 82 percent chance of winning but a chop was now a possibility.
Unfortunately for Seidel, however, the on the river wasn't one of the cards he was looking for.
After bubbling the $100,000 event earlier this week, Seidel now out in 4th place for $260,260. The remaining 3 players are guaranteed $339,480 from here on out.
Hand 49: Erik Seidel moved in from the button with the for 450,000. Steve O'Dwyer in the small blind asked for a count with and reshoved. Thorel folded.
The flop came which left little room for chopped pots. But the on the turn improved those odds drastically, and the on the river made for a split.
"Everyone loves a chopped pot!" James Hartigan sang alone as co-commentator Lex Veldhuis failed to join in.
Hand 50: Steve O'Dwyer on the button with raised to 75,000. Byron Kaverman in the big blind called with and checked on . O'Dwyer bet 105,000 into 185,000 and Kaverman called.
The on the turn did nothing and Kaverman checked again. O'Dwyer waited till he had just 3 seconds left and then moved in for 553,000 into the 395,000 pot. Kaverman folded.
Hand 51: Steve O'Dwyer opened under the gun and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand 44: Jean-Noel Thorel opened to 75,000 from the cutoff with and won the pot.
Hand 45: Byron Kaverman slid out a big stack of 25,000 chips and both players in the blinds folded.
Hand 46: Kaverman opened to 75,000 under-the-gun and Steve O'Dwyer shoved from the small blind with , taking down the pot.
Hand 47: Erik Seidel was given a walk.
Hand 48: Thorel opened to 75,000 under-the-gun with and Kaverman flatted on the button with . The flop fanned out and both players checked to see the on the turn.
Thorel bet 100,000 and Kaverman called. The completed the board and Thorel checked. Kaverman checked as well and mucked when Thorel tabled his ace.
Hand 43: The action folded to Byron Kaverman in the small blind and he moved all in with . The pressure was on Benjamin Pollak in the big blind and he didn't have much of a decision, he called quickly with the .
The flop came , which did nothing. The on the turn didn't either but the on the river, however, meant it was all over for Pollak.
The Frenchman, who had an amazing 2017 where he earned $4,979,065 to get to $7,879,762 in tournament earnings lifetime, finished in 5th place for $203,680. The remaining 4 players are guaranteed $260,260 from here on out.
Hand 34: Byron Kaverman opened the button with betting 400,000 and won the pot.
Hand 35: Kaverman fired a bet of 75,000 in the cutoff with and Steve O'Dwyer defended his big blind with . The flop fanned out and Kaverman earned the pot with a bet.
Hand 36: We missed this hand due to a graphic on the screen.
Hand 37: O'Dwyer opened to 75,000 on the button with and Kaverman defended his big blind with . The flop came down and Kaverman check-called a bet of 60,000 from O'Dwyer.
The fell on the turn and Kaverman checked once more. O'Dwyer checked as well bringing the on the river.
Kaverman fired a bet of 135,000 and O'Dwyer made the call. Kaverman showed him the bad news and raked in a sizeable pot.
Hand 38: Benjamin Pollak was given a walk.
Hand 39: Pollak open-shoved from the small blind and Seidel folded his big blind.
Hand 40: Kaverman raised to 70,000 with in the cutoff and O'Dwyer shoved from the big blind for 632,000 with . Kaverman folded.
Hand 41: We missed this hand because of a segment on the stream with Daniel Negreanu.
Hand 42: Steve O'Dwyer limped the button with . Byron Kaverman in the big blind checked and the flop came . Both checked and did so too on the turn and river. Kaverman took it down.
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and Thorel put himself at risk calling all-in for his last 445,000 tabling 
. Thorel flopped a straight on the 
flop and the 
runout secured him the double up.
and Kaverman defended his big blind with 
. The flop fanned out 
and Kaverman check-called a bet of 75,000.
on the turn gave Kaverman a flush and he checked again. O'Dwyer bet 150,000 and after a few moments, Kaverman called.
and Kaverman checked for the third time. O'Dwyer fired a third bullet worth 330,000 and Kaverman called, taking down a big pot to reclaim the chip lead.
on the button. Kaverman woke up with 
and he called Thorel's bet. The 
hit the turn and O'Dwyer checked again. This time, Thorel checked behind.
completed the board and O'Dwyer bet 200,000 into 455,000. Thorel called instantly with his rivered pair but he had to muck as O'Dwyer showed the flush.
on the button and he moved all in. The blinds both folded right away.
.
fell on the turn, O'Dwyer bet 110,000 and won the pot.
and Thorel called with 
. The flop fanned out 
and O'Dwyer raised to 105,000 with 
on the turn improved those odds drastically, and the 
. O'Dwyer bet 105,000 into 185,000 and Kaverman called.
completed the board and Thorel checked. Kaverman checked as well and mucked when Thorel tabled his ace.
. The pressure was on Benjamin Pollak in the big blind and he didn't have much of a decision, he called quickly with the 
on the river, however, meant it was all over for Pollak.
from the small blind and Seidel folded his big blind.