Down to around 140,000, Nils Pudel got it in preflop with the K♥8♥. He was up against the Q♠Q♣ of Julien Sitbon and faoled to get there with the 7♠7♦6♣8♣7♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Florian Kraft bet 25,000 from the hijack and was met with a huge all-in from Besmir Hodaj on the button for 380,000. Kraft made the call to put the over night chip leader at risk.
Besmir Hodaj: A♠J♠
Florian Kraft: K♠K♣
Kraft was the favorite to win the hand and the runout of Q♥8♥3♦6♦Q♣ provided no help for the Italian to send him crashing out of the tournament. Kraft is now amongst the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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All the chips went into the middle preflop, with Alexander Kleinhans at risk in the small blind for 127,000. He was covered by the very active Renji Mao.
Alexander Kleinhans: K♠Q♦
Renji Mao: 5♣4♣
Kleinhans dominated Mao and improved to two pair after the board of Q♠6♦4♥2♠K♥ to secure a much-needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
615,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
||
|
290,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
Artsiom Panasiuk bet 26,000 from under the gun and was met with a raise of 78,000 by Renji Mao on the button.
Panasiuk took their time before announcing all in for 335,000. Mao opted to fold and Panasiuk took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
420,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Andrei Spataru checked the Q♥J♥5♠ flop before calling a bet worth 25,000 by Florian Kraft on the button. He then checked the 2♠ turn with around 130,000 behind. Kraft moved all-in and Spataru let go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
130,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Heads-up to the 7♥6♠4♣10♣ turn, Timo Kamphues bet 52,000 out of the big blind and Miroslav Forman called on the button. Kamphues then sized down to a mere 18,000 on the 5♣ river and Forman gave it some thought before moving all-in, forcing out his shorter-stacked opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,625,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
275,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Deividas Butnoras defended the big blind against an under-the-gun raise by Daniel Koloszar and check-called a bet on the J♥J♦3♦ flop before doing so again on the 10♣ turn. The second barrel by Koloszar was worth 76,000.
Both then checked the 4♠ river and Butnoras' J♣6♣ for trips jacks was the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,175,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
762,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
555,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
451,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
410,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
||
|
385,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
359,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
240,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
121,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
After four hours of play on Day 2, an initial field of 120 hopefuls to begin with has been cut down to just 36 and they have been sent on an extended 30-minute break.
