Within less than two levels, the field has been reduced from 222 to just 134 hopefuls and the top 126 spots will get paid at least A$2,975. Only a few minutes remain before the first break, so it seems unlikely that the money bubble will be played in the current level still.
Don Mishra opened from early position and was called by Jozef Ricciardello and the player on the button. On the flop 
, Mishra led for 7,000 and called the raise to 16,000 by Ricciardello. The 
on the turn saw a check-call by Mishra for 12,000 and he then led for 26,000 on the 
river.
Ricciardello was afraid of pocket queens as per table chat and just called with 
to claim the decent pot and increase his stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
77,900
|
77,900 |
|
80,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
With Day 2's first two levels behind them, the remaining players are taking a 15-minute break with the money bubble ready to pop once they return.
Nível: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Only 131 players remain and the top 126 spots will get paid. Below are a few further assorted chip counts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
195,000
133,300
|
133,300 |
|
|
190,000
125,800
|
125,800 |
|
125,000
71,800
|
71,800 |
|
105,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
25,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
After the hand was over, two players claimed they had folded pocket fives respectively pocket threes. Russell Thomas moved all in for 19,500 with the 
and was called by an opponent with 
. The board came 
and Thomas doubled.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
In the first level of play, Gerald Karlic four-bet jammed for 57,900 with 
and cracked the pocket aces of Jessica Liang. The trend of both players continued in the same direction as Karlic ran good and Liang was forced to play very careful with her short stack. Close to the bubble, Liang is down to a mere few blinds while Karlic is thriving.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
10,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
It was a four-bet to 48,000 and Wayne Brindley stuck around against Ferenc Riech to see a heads-up flop of 
with two spades. Both players checked and then Brindley check-called a bet worth 9,600 on the 
turn. On the 
river, Brindley check-called 40,000 with just the 
but that was good enough to rake in the massive pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
207,800
|
207,800 |
|
205,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Oliver Gill took a coin flip close to the money with 
against the 
of Travis Rawlins and the latter had two over cards as well as a gutshot straight draw after a queen-high flop. The 
river made the straight and Gill headed to the rail. Rawlins is among a few other players that are close to a quarter million in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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|
235,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
230,000
184,200
|
184,200 |
|
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