Phil Galfond raised from early position, Julio Belluscio called from the big blind and the flop fell .
Belluscio check-called 2,200 from Galfond to see the turn where he opted to lead out for 2,200. Galfond called, the river completed the board and Belluscio fired 22,000. Galfond went into the tank for about two minutes before he opted to fold.
Two hands later Belluscio limped on the button, Galfond checked his option and they checked to the turn of a board. Galfond bet 1,000, Belluscio called and the river completed the board. Galfond check-called 3,300 from Belluscio, but the latter tabled to win the pot.
On fourth street the board was , and Rens Feenstra bet 2,200 out of the big blind. His opponent in the hijack made it 5,200, and Feenstra called. The hit the river, and Feenstra came out with a bet, tossing out two T5,000 chips and softly verbalizing an amount we couldn't hear. His opponent thought for a bit before he mucked.
With around 35,000 in the pot and a board reading , a player in middle position checked and the start-of-day chip leader, Martin Jacobson, bet 16,000 from the cutoff. It did the trick and Jacobson's opponent folded.
Nothing too big, but a nice little appetizer for the German just prior to the dinner break.
Noah Schwartz checked to Ali Davar on a flop of , who fired out 8,000. Schwartz check-raised to 19,000, Davar called, and the turn was the . Schwartz led out for 26,000, Davar immediately moved all in for 44,300, and Schwartz slumped back in his chair.
He asked for a count, and when the dealer gave him an approximate amount, he called.
Schwartz:
Davar:
Schwartz was a big favorite to record the knockout, but the spiked on the river to give Davar two pair.
"What the f***," Schwartz muttered under his breath.
The dealer cut out the stacks to verify the final count, and after sending the chips over to Schwartz, he was left with just 7,000 chips.
Level 8 is in the books for Day 2a/b of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Players are currently on a 90-minute dinner break.
The third level of the day was an exciting one that saw Martin Jacobson continue his upward trend while staying toward the top of the chip counts. Challenging Jacobson's reign is none other Joe Kuether, who finished Level 8 with just under 300,000 in chips. Other big stacks include Jack Schanbacher, Joe Kuether, Daniel Wirgau and Mars Callahan.
The two top contenders for this year's WSOP Player of the Year race bowed out this level, with both current leader Brandon Shack-Harris and second place George Danzer hitting the rail. A look at their eliminations as well as the current PoY leaderboard can be found here.
Shack-Harris and Danzer were not the only notable players eliminated during this level. Other players to fall include Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Nam Le and Amanda Musumeci. Jason Somerville was also eliminated from play at the hands of Florens Feenstra. Somerville's pocket queens were unable to hold against Feenstra's ace-king and he was forced into a Day 2 exit.
On dinner break, be sure to check out Sarah Grant's interview with 2004 WSOP Main Event runner-up, David Williams, who is still alive and thriving on Day 2.
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turn where he opted to lead out for 2,200. Galfond called, the 
river completed the board and Belluscio fired 22,000. Galfond went into the tank for about two minutes before he opted to fold.
board. Galfond bet 1,000, Belluscio called and the 
river completed the board. Galfond check-called 3,300 from Belluscio, but the latter tabled 
to win the pot.
hit the river, and Feenstra came out with a bet, tossing out two T5,000 chips and softly verbalizing an amount we couldn't hear. His opponent thought for a bit before he mucked.
, a player in middle position checked and the start-of-day chip leader, Martin Jacobson, bet 16,000 from the cutoff. It did the trick and Jacobson's opponent folded.
