Checking in on the feature table on the PokerStars stream on YouTube and Twitch, Chino Rheem raised to 6,500 under the gun with and was called by Patrik Antonius to his left in early position with , and Joris Ruijs in the big blind with .
On the flop, Ruijs checked his bottom pair to Rheem, who bet 10,000 with his pair of aces. Antonius folded his eights, and Ruijs folded his bottom pair of sixes to send the pot to Rheem.
Vahe Martirosyan raised to 6,000 in the cutoff and was called by defending champion Simon Brandstrom on the button and Peter Jaksland in the big blind.
The trio checked the flop, but on the turn, Jaksland led out for 10,000. Both opponents called to see the on the river.
Everyone checked again, with Brandstrom showing for a pair of aces, which was good to boost his stack back to near 200,000.
Action arrived on the river with the board reading . From the big blind, Alejandro Lococo bet 50,000. Torben Sorensen was in the cutoff and raised all in to 130,000.
Lococo immediately reacted "Wow you have full house" he said and started to play with his chips. After confirming the count from the dealer Lococo again stated his initial instinct "130,000? Oh I have to fold" but he did not relinquish his cards and continued to tank.
After about a minute of silent contemplation, Lococo called. Sure enough, Sorensen tabled the boat with the as Lococo shook his head and counted out the chips he had to surrender across the table while Sorensen pulled in the big pot.
Sergio Coutinho was out of position in a heads-up pot against Adrian Mateos on the button on a board of with over 80,000 already in the middle.
Coutinho checked on the turn and Mateos fired a bet of 28,000. Coutinho called. Coutinho checked again on the river and Mateos took a moment before sliding out a stack of blue chips for a bet of 100,000. Coutinho went in the tank as he considered calling off with slightly less.
"I don't have a very strong hand. Jacks?" Coutinho said as he considered the hands his opponent could have.
Eventually, Coutinho called. Mateos showed for just king-high and Coutinho turned over in triumph after making the big call for his tournament life.
The feature table has seen plenty of battles between Chino Rheem and Patrick Antonius.
A recent hand saw a completed board of with Rheem in the small blind holding for second pair, while Antonius held in the big blind.
Rheem checked to Antonius, who bet 12,000 into a 36,500 chip pot, which had Rheem suspicious, but he ultimately laid his hand down to send the pot to his neighbor.
The feature table stream can be seen on the PokerStars Youtube and Twitch channels.
Scott Margereson raised from the hijack and Maria Ho three-bet jammed a stack of about 35,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back around and Margereson called with a bigger stack.
Maria Ho:
Scott Margereson:
Ho had run into aces and didn't get any help from the runout of to mark her elimination as TV cameras hovered around the table.
"I'll be in the booth soon, boys," the commentator told the camera crew.
After an early position raise, Dimitrios Angelakos moved all in from late position for 76,500. Stefan Jedlicka then moved in over the top for approximately 170,000, which left Angelakos all to himself.
Dimitrios Angelakos:
Stefan Jedlicka:
Jedlicka had Angelakos crushed, and after the runout, Angelakos' chips found their way to Jedlicka, just before their table was broken.
Pim Kuipers opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Xuan Liu three-bet to 16,000 from the big blind. Kuipers laid it down.
The next hand, Kuipers raised to 4,000 from the hijack and the button flat-called before Liu three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind. Kuipers called this time, while the button folded.
The flop landed and Liu checked. Kuipers bet 13,000 and Liu leaned on the rail of the table as she received a head massage. She eventually called.
Liu checked again on the turn and Kuipers sized up to 70,000. Liu laid it down.
Before the break, PokerNews spent an orbit with British high stakes titan Stephen Chidwick as he started to grow his Day 2 stack.
Hand #1 (Small Blind): Chidwick completed in the small blind and Jack Salter checked his option in the big blind. Chidwick checked on the flop of and Salter bet 1,500. Chidwick called.
Chidwick checked again on the turn and stared Salter down as the fellow Brit contemplated a move beneath a hat and hoodie. Salter eventually bet 7,500 and Chidwick check-raised to 25,000. Salter laid it down.
Hand #2 (Button): Javier Fernandez opened to 3,000 from the hijack and Chidwick folded.
Hand #3 (Cutoff): Kenny Hallaert opened to 3,500 and Chidwick folded as the next player to act.
Hand #4 (Hijack): Action folded to Chidwick and he followed suit.
Hand #5 (Middle Position): Chidwick again folded when the action folded around.
Hand #6 (UTG+1): Chidwick opened to 3,500 and Rui Sousa flat-called from the cutoff before Javier Fernandez called in the big blind. Fernandez checked on the flop of and Chidwick also checked. Sousa bet 4,500 and only Chidwick called.
Chidwick checked again on the turn and Sousa sized up to 21,000. Chidwick again called. Chidwick checked a third time on the river and Sousa took a moment before betting around 62,000. Chidwick laid it down.
Hand #7 (Under the Gun): Chidwick was first to act and folded.
Hand #8 (Big Blind): Fernandez opened to 3,500 on the button and Chidwick defended his big blind. Chidwick checked on the flop of and Fernandez continued for 3,000. Chidwick folded.
Bonus Hand - Hand #9 (Small Blind): Sousa opened to 3,500 and Chidwick flat-called in the small blind, while Salter also came along from the big blind. Chidwick and Salter both checked on the flop of and Sousa checked back.
Chidwick and Salter both checked again on the turn and Sousa bet 4,500. Chidwick check-raised to 16,000 and both of his opponents folded.