On a flop of 
Henning Wendlandt bet 285,000 which was called by his opponent. The turn was the 
and Wendlandt fired again with a round that was worth 485,000. This bet was enough to fold out his opponent and Wendlandt stacked his new chips into the rack as the table was broken.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
807,000
|
807,000 |
Anuj Agarwal opened from early position to 85,000 and received a call from Gregoire Auzoux in the hijack. Bogdan Munteanu then three-bet to 350,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Agarwal who announced he was all in.
Auzoux quickly folded and Munteanu asked for a count which totaled 1,505,000. After a minute or so, Munteanu decided his hand was not worth the price to play and sent it to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,725,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
2,040,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
||
|
1,180,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
In a pre-flop all in Antonio Esfandiari held 
against the 
of Aaron Been who's tournament life was at stake.
The flop came 
to pair Esfandiari but give Been a broadway draw. The turn was the 
and the river came the 
to confirm Been's elimination and to give Esfandiari another boost in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,400,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 100,000 from early position, Warwick Mirzikinian called from the cutoff and Ryan Hoffman three-bet shoved from the big blind for 745,000. Dzivielevski folded and Mirzikinian pondered it for about 30 seconds before he called with his chip-leading stack.
Mirzikinian: 
Hoffman: 
The board ran out 
, no help to Hoffman and giving Mirzikinian a seven-high straight to score the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,975,000
865,000
|
865,000 |
|
Busted |
With around 300,000 in the middle and the board reading 
, Jack Kashishian tossed in a bet of 130,000 from the button. Jiwoon Kim check-called from the big blind and the completed the board.
Kim checked again and Kashishian threw in another bet of 225,000. Kim check-raised to 500,000 which was a good portion of Kashishian's remaining chips. He thought for over a minute before engaging in some table-talk.
"You got it?" Kashishian asked.
"I forget," was Kim's response.
Kashishian elected to lay his hand down and Kim flashed the 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,970,000
1,830,000
|
1,830,000 |
|
580,000
-364,000
|
-364,000 |
Abdulrahim Amer got his last 650,000 or so in from the cutoff with 
but was dominated by the on Shawn Kjetland on the button. the 
flop brought plenty of hope for Amer but he found a way to brick it as and fell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
Busted |
Just before the break started, Yulian Bogdanov raised to 65,000 from under the gun and action folded to Antonio Esfandiari in the big blind who decided to defend it.
The flop came 
, Esfandiari check-raised the 55,000 continuation-bet of Bogdanov to 160,000 which was called.
The turn brought them the , Esfandiari check-called the 225,000 bet of Bogdanov.
They then proceeded to check through the on the river for Esfandiari to pick up the pot with 
for the flopped two pair before they could really go for their break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,460,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,320,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The second level of the day has come to an end and the remaining 237 players are being sent on another 15-minute break. When they return, the blinds will be increased to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Here is what happened since the dinner break:
