Mengshi Tian raised his small blind to 35,000, seeing Jorge Artiga-Pacheco call in the big blind. Tian fired bets of 40,000 and 45,000 on the A♥A♦Q♦ flop and Q♥ turn, respectively, before he checked the 9♠ river to his opponent.
Artiga-Pacheco then put in 75,000, leaving only 15,000 back. Tian eventually made the fold with a pained look on his face, seeing the pot shipped to Artiga-Pacheco.
Nível: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Duff Charette had gotten his stack of 135,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Christopher Nguyen in the big blind.
Duff Charette: A♥Q♠ 
Christopher Nguyen: J♠J♦
Nguyen's jacks held when the 9♠6♠3♥3♦7♦ board ran out low, spelling the end for Duff's tournament life.
Simon Wilson raised to 16,000 in the hijack, seeing Marcel Kessler and Mengshi Tian call in the blind. They checked to Wilson on the 4♣J♣A♦ flop, who continued for 16,000.
Kessler folded before Tian called to the 2♥ turn, which was checked by both. The 9♥ river then appeared, seeing Tian check once more.
Wilson fired a large bet of 63,000. Tian spent one time bank before calling, quickly mucking his cards when Wilson tabled A♣8♣ for top pair.
[Removed:553] open-jammed his small blind, putting big blind Josef Schusteritsch at risk for 75,000. Schusteritsch looked at his cards, claiming the first one was good.
However, the second card put him in the tank, leaving Simon to take a guess at his opponent's hand.
"King-four?" Simon guessed. "Queen-seven?"
Eventually, Schusteritsch called off, answering Simon's questions.
Josef Schusteritsch: K♥5♦
[Removed:553]: J♣10♥
Schusteritsch was ahead, but Simon flopped extra outs on 6♥9♠Q♦. The 8♠ turn made him his straight, locking up the pot for the Dutchman.
Schusteritsch wished his former table good luck as the 3♦ river completed the board, as Simon chipped up to over 50 big blinds.
At another table, Daniel Smiljkovic also lost his final chips of the tournament.
[Removed:553] raised to 16,000 in the cutoff, being put all-in by Duff Charette shortly after. Simon quickly called off his stack of 166,000, tabling the cards.
[Removed:553]: A♦Q♣
Duff Charette: J♠J♣
Simon paired up on the A♠9♣5♠ flop, and Chatette could not catch up on the 8♦4♥ runout. Simon doubled up and left Charette with just over 20 big blinds.
[Removed:553] was first to act and raised to 16,000. The table folded to Jamie Dwan in the big blind, who defended.
Simon continued for 10,000 on the A♠9♥5♣ flop and 25,000 on the K♦ turn, both times being check-called by Dwan. The Q♦ river then saw Simon push all in for 70,000, to which Dwan check-folded.
Nível: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
In middle position, Zdenek Zizka had pushed his remaining 125,000 in on a flop of J♠7♠6♦ and was up against Robbie Toan in the cutoff.
Zdenek Zizka: K♥Q♥
Robbie Toan: A♥A♣
Toan's aces faced no issue on the 5♥J♥ runout, securing the pot on the turn and soaring to a stack of over 100 big blinds.
Stephen Song was all-in from the cutoff and at risk against Duff Charette on the button.
Stephen Song: J♠J♦
Duff Charette: 8♥8♦
Song was in a good spot to double up, but Charette hit his eight on the 10♣K♦8♠10♦A♥ runout, giving him a full house to eliminate Song early on Day 2.
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