Ian Luca raised to 14,000 and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the hijack, Oleh Okhotski in the cutoff and Igor Kurganov in the big blind.
Kurganov checked the flop, Luca bet 28,000, Thorel folded, Okhotski called, and Kurganov check-raised to 94,000. Only Luca called.
The turn was the and Kurganov shoved for 215,000. Luca tanked for two minutes before calling with , and Kurganov showed . The river was the and Kurganov doubled up.
The board showed when Jeff Rossiter check-called a bet of 42,000 and on the river the hit. Rossiter checked again, and Bilokur checked behind showing . Rossiter's ended up in the muck and he's now among the shortest stacks in the tournament.
Online phenom Mikita Badziakouski was short for quite some time now and has just been eliminated at the hand of Jason Mercier. The PokerStars Team Pro opened under the gun for 16,000 and called Badziakouski button shove for about 140,000 total.
Mercier was the owner of and he was up against Badziakouski's . The board came and Badziakouski had already gotten up after the turn. Mercier started out short but Day 2 has been good for him so far. Mike McDonald took Badziakouski's seat shortly after.
Ivan Luca raised to 18,000 from the hijack and both Oleh Okhotski, on the button, and Steve O'Dwyer, small blind, called.
All three players checked the flop, with O'Dwyer leading for 35,000 on the turn. Only Okhotski called. O'Dwyer made a large 175,000 bet on the river, and Okhotski folded.
Stephen Chidwick looked to have lost the vast majority of his stack, but he's earned a little back through Andres Munoz.
Munoz had opened from the button and Chidwick called from the big blind. Chidwick then checked the flop, Munoz bet 14,000 and called when Chidwick check-raised all-in for 65,000.
Munoz showed , Chidwick the and when then turn and river fell and , Chidwick's trip fives doubled him up.
Dzmitry Urbanovich opened to 15,000 from middle position, Mikita Badziakouski three-bet all-in for 113,000 and Thomas Muehloecker cold-called the shove. Urbanovich folded.
Byron Kaverman and Fedor Holz just clashed in an epic-staredown match that lasted well over eight minutes. The action started on Kaverman who raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Fedor Holz three-bet from the small blind to 48,000.
The action was now back on Kaverman and he made the call, after which the board brought out .
Holz, who stared at Kaverman long and hard, ultimately bet 42,000, and Kaverman returned the favor before making the call.
On the turn the hit and Holz bet another 122,000, and Kaverman took his time before making the call. The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
Holz showed and mucked when Kaverman turned over .
flop, Luca bet 28,000, Thorel folded, Okhotski called, and Kurganov check-raised to 94,000. Only Luca called.
and Kurganov shoved for 215,000. Luca tanked for two minutes before calling with 
, and Kurganov showed 
. The river was the 
and Kurganov doubled up.
hit. Rossiter checked again, and Bilokur checked behind showing 
ended up in the muck and he's now among the shortest stacks in the tournament.
and he was up against Badziakouski's 
. The board came 
and Badziakouski had already gotten up after the turn. Mercier started out short but Day 2 has been good for him so far. Mike McDonald took Badziakouski's seat shortly after.
flop, with O'Dwyer leading for 35,000 on the 
river, and Okhotski folded.
flop, Munoz bet 14,000 and called when Chidwick check-raised all-in for 65,000. 
and when then turn and river fell 
, Chidwick's trip fives doubled him up.
and mucked when Kaverman turned over 
.
