After running jacks into kings, former November Niner Kenny Hallaert, was all-in from the small blind for a small side pot of just 16,000. Both Thomas Muehloecker and Johannes Becker were still in the hand on the board.
"Have you looked?" tablemate Igor Kurganov asked Hallaert.
"No," he replied. "I have a lot of sevens in my range...I also have a lot of jack-highs in my range. It's 50:50."
Becker check-called 52,000 and the river was the . Both players checked and all cards were turned over.
Johannes Becker:
Thomas Muehloecker:
Hallaert turned over the first and then the giving him trips.
"I told you it was 50:50!" said Hallert.
On the very next hand, Hallaert quadrupled up with pocket tens to move above 80,000 in chips.
Barry Hutter started the day with just over one million in chips, good enough for fourth in chips when Day 2 got underway.
However, after Ben Heath's elimination of Roger Teska moved him closer to chip leader Ali Imsirovic, Hutter has followed suit with the elimination of Thomas Winters.
Winters was all in with and flopped a jack, but it wasn't enough as Hutter held and sent his opponent to the rail.
Daniel Negreanu raised to 22,000 in the cutoff and Yong Wang three-bet to 76,000 from the small blind. Negreanu called and the two players saw a flop of .
Wang led out for 60,000 and Negreanu stuck around to see the on the turn. After using a time extension, Wang stuck in another bet of 130,000 which prompted a snap-fold from Negreanu.
On a board, Rainer Kempe bet 75,000 out of the big blind into a pot of 200,000. Sean Winter was on the button and used a time extension before calling.
Kempe checked the river and Winter furrowed his brow. He used another time extension before betting 305,000, leaving himself 1,000 behind.
After a using a time extension of his own, Kempe called and was shown for a jack-high flush by Winter.
Ben Heath raised it up from middle position and was called by Sam Grafton on the button and Roger Teska in the big blind. The flop came and Teska checked to Heath who continued for 27,000. Grafton called and Teska check-raised all in for 129,000. Heath called and Grafton got out of the way.
Ben Heath:
Roger Teska:
Despite Teska flopping two pair, Heath turned a flush when the hit the felt. The completed the board and Teska was eliminated in the early going.
Igor Kurganov opened to 23,000 from the button and Kenny Hallaert, three-bet all in for 85,000 from the big blind. The big blind folded and Kurganov called.
Kenny Hallaert:
Igor Kurganov:
The board ran out with Hallaert initially moving as if to pull his chair out as if he were eliminated. However, on closer inspection his king-jack had held and he doubled to around 200,000.
Blind on blind between Dan Smith and Sam Grafton, Smith had bet the turn, with Grafton calling. Smith bet 35,000 on the river and Grafton again called.
Smith showed for a straight flush.
"A straight flush!" exclaimed Grafton. "I knew you were tough to play against!"
For the start of the day, only two new entries have joined the field in the early going. Michael Addamo was waiting for his seat when the clock began and Scott Seiver has just picked up a fresh stack of chips.
The tournament director has announced that the button will be starting in seat number eight. The blinds will begin at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 big blind ante and the cards are in the air.