Dave D'Alesandro had just been moved to a new table when he found the kind of action he'd been missing all day.
He bumped it 3,500 and Timothy Emmerton, starting the hand with about 135,000, three-bet, making it 7,500. D'Alesandro four-bet to 19,500 and Emmerton called.
D'Alesandro then fired 24,000 at the flop, Emmerton shoved and D'Alesandro called immediately with .
Emmerton held and he was drawing pretty thin with his tournament life and a huge pot on the line. The turn brought the and the river was the , ending Emmerton's run and putting D'Alesandro above 300k and back into the lead in with the biggest hand of the tournament so far.
The player in the hijack bet 7,000 on a flop, and David Fhima shoved for 19,600 more. The hijack thought for a couple of minutes before announcing a call.
Fhima:
Hijack:
The and were safe cards for Fhima's hand, and he doubled up.
Start-of-day chip leader Dave D'Alesandro has had a busy couple of levels, but you wouldn't know it from the size of his stack.
We've watched him weave his way in and out of half a dozen small pots so far today and with his table next to break, he's sitting on about the same 156,000 with which he started the day.
Today's draw had him starting at a table with very few chips on it and he should be happy to find a new home where he can try to start building again as the afternoon plays out.
Dee Dozier three-bet a Gabriel Nassif open from the small blind and they went heads-up to a flop.
Both players checked, but the action heated up on the turn as Dozier led out for 8,700. Nassif called and the river was revealed.
Dozier fired again, betting 12,500, and Nassif went deep into the tank. It was a good three or four minutes of intense study with Dozier staying as still as she could before he emerged with a fold and she could breathe again.
"That was invasive," she exclaimed. "You really had me sweating. Don't do that again."
Jonathan Dimmig made an offer he believed his opponent would never refuse.
On a board of , Jonathan Dimmig bet every street in position, he said. On the river, Jonathan Neckar had shoved to put Dimmig all in for his last 22,000 over the 13,000 or so he had bet.
"I have so few chips, I just don't think you would ever do this with a bluff," Dimmig said. He mucked face up. "I'll give you $100 if you can show me a bluff."
Neckar smiled and shook his head slightly as he flicked his cards to the dealer.
Buffalo, New York's Jonathan Dimmig turned $1,500 into more than $1.3 million in the Millionaire Maker event at the 2014 WSOP a few days ago.
Now he's turned himself into a contender to go deep here after being in the right place at the right time moments ago. A short stack shipped it in with in front of him and he woke up on the button with .
He even managed to flop a set on the board for good measure to secure the knockout and claim the pot.
Fausto Saucedo had a great Day 1, but his Day 2 was short-lived. We came upon Table 442 with the dealer counting down Saucedo's stack to send it over to James Routos, who had in front of him on a board, good for a boat. One of the players at the table later told us Saucedo had fired out with on the flop, got raised by Routos' two pair, came back with a reraise, and then called Routos' shove.
flop, Emmerton shoved and D'Alesandro called immediately with 
.
and he was drawing pretty thin with his tournament life and a huge pot on the line. The turn brought the 
and the river was the 
, ending Emmerton's run and putting D'Alesandro above 300k and back into the lead in with the biggest hand of the tournament so far.
flop, and David Fhima shoved for 19,600 more. The hijack thought for a couple of minutes before announcing a call.
and 
were safe cards for Fhima's hand, and he doubled up.
flop.
river, but unfortunately for him it was preceded by a 
turn that left the winner of the Millionaire Maker drawing dead.
turn as Dozier led out for 8,700. Nassif called and the 
.
board for good measure to secure the knockout and claim the pot.
board, good for a boat. One of the players at the table later told us Saucedo had fired out with 