Alex Manzano continues his rush after knocking out Peter Linton a short while ago, earning yet another KO after sending Patrick Ruth to the rail.
Ruth joins recent elimination Brian Rast. And Will Failla's Event #41 story has come to an end as well after he successfully battled with his short stack for two-and-a-half levels before falling.
The field is shrinking rapidly with nearly 40 players eliminated during the first two hours and a few more already at the start of Level 11.
Peter Linton was one of the latest to fall in a hand that saw Alex Manzano bet a flop, Linton raise all in for 14,800 total, and Manzano call. Manzano had (two pair) and Linton (open-ended straight draw). The turn was the and river the , and Linton leaves us.
Sammy Farha has been eliminated here in the early afternoon of Day 2. Meanwhile, Ville Mattila — who had been on Farha's left — is gathering and stacking considerable chips at present, having pushed up over 300,000 to assume a clear lead over the field with 74 players remaining.
Phil Galfond got off to a rough start today after losing early with to Daniel Negreanu's when the latter made a flush. He had a rough finish, too, both to Level 10 and the tournament as a whole, as he was eliminated in a large three-way pot.
There was about 5,500 in the middle and the board read when Shaun Deeb checked from the big blind, then Isaac Hagerling bet 2,500. Deeb responded with a check-raise to 8,200, and Hagerling called.
The turn brought the , and this time Deeb fired 20,000 into the middle. Hagerling tanked for a while, looking over the 21,300 he had left, then raised all in and Deeb called.
Hagerling had for kings and sixes, but Deeb had sixes full with . The river was the , and Hagerling is out.
Start-of-day chip leader Sorel Mizzi has continued to add chips during the first two levels of play today, despite having lost a few just now to Matt Giannetti, sitting on Mizzi's left.
The pair had reached the flop with one other player with the board showing . The third player led for 4,500 and Mizzi called, but when Giannetti raised to 21,000 both of his opponents folded.
Freddy Deeb has retaken his seat, and in fact not longer after his return was involved in another hand in which he opponent was all in. In this case it was Max Pescatori with against Deeb's , and when the board rolled out , Pescatori was eliminated.
As Deeb stacked the chips, he and Venkatesh Gupta continued to talk about Deeb's earlier penalty, with Gupta asking Deeb if he'd calmed down now.
"I am calm," said Deeb. "I thought you were getting a little chippy," responded Gupta. "What does that mean... chippy?" said Deeb with a grin.
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flop, Linton raise all in for 14,800 total, and Manzano call. Manzano had 
(two pair) and Linton 
(open-ended straight draw). The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Linton leaves us.
to see John Racener going all in for his last 12,500 and Lee Goldman calling.
for two pair and was ahead of Goldman's 
, but after the 
turn and 
for kings and sixes, but Deeb had sixes full with 
. The river was the 
