Brian Rast: XxXx/10♦5♦Q♥A♦/Xx
George Alexander: XxXx/A♣4♦6♠9♦/Xx
Brian Rast bet on fourth street and George Alexander called.
Both players checked on fifth before Rast resumed betting on sixth. Alexander again called and seventh street was checked down.
Rast turned over K♣K♠8♥ and his pair of kings was good enough to take the pot.
Philip Sternheimer was the latest player to join the field.
Daniel Chapman: J♣5♣/8♣2♣6♦K♣/6♠
Michael Lang: A♣J♦/9♦10♣4♣3♠/Qx
Daniel Chapman was forced all in on fifth street and was drawing to a flush which he immediately hit on sixth street when the K♣ slid in.
"Nice hit," said Michael Lang, who was trying to eliminate him as Chapman took the pot and moved his start of day short stack up close to the original starting amount.
Juha Helppi: XxXx/7♥6♥6♠A♣/Xx
Jared Bleznick: XxXx/10♦8♣J♦Q♣/Xx
Juha Helppi bet on fourth street before Jared Bleznick raised. Helppi called as fifth street gave him a pair of sixes.
Helppi then bet and Bleznick called. Helppi bet again on sixth and Bleznick called before facing another bet on seventh.
Bleznick tanked for nearly a minute before calling as Helppi showed A♥A♦2♦ for a full house to win the pot.
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/3♥2♣Q♠J♥/Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx/Q♣7♦5♠8♣/Xx
Alex Livingston bet on fourth street and Naoya Kihara called.
Livingston continued betting on fifth and sixth as Kihara called down to seventh. Both players then checked.
Kihara showed 9♥7♥2♥ for a flush and Livingston mucked.
Brad Ruben and Motoyoshi Okamura have recently joined the field.
Anthony Zinno: XxXx/3♦ - folded third street
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/10♠6♣5♠ - folded fifth street
Mori Eskandani: XxXx/8♣6♠9♦
Mike Lang: XxXx/8♠7♦6♥ - folded fifth street
Anthony Zinno brought in before Yuval Bronshtein completed. Mori Eskandani then raised and Mike Lang called cold, both with an eight up. Zinno mucked his cards and Bronshtein called to see a fourth street.
Bronshtein checked to Eskandani, who fired a bet, receiving two calls. On fifth street, Eskandani made another bet, but this time both his opponets folded as he took down the pot.
Mike Gorodinsky: 6♥4♦/6♣10♠4♥7♣/9x
Vasilis Lazarou: XxXx/8♠7♥Q♠5♥/Xx
Matt Grapenthien: XxXx/5♠3♣Q♦7♦/Xx
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: A♦A♣/2♣8♥10♦6♦/Xx
Four players were on fifth street where Jose Paz-Gutierrez bet and everyone called. On sixth street, Paz-Gutierrez bet again and again he got calls from everyone.
On seventh street, action checked around. Mike Gorodinsky tabled two pair sixes and fours, which was enough to gather the pot.
David Singer: XxXx/A♥K♦A♣
Daniel Mayoh: XxXx/Q♠7♥Q♣
David Singer was already all in as Daniel Mayoh, Juha Helppi, and Matt Glantz went to fifth street. Mayoh then bet his pair of queens and both Helppi and Glantz folded.
Singer finished with J♥J♠5♠9♥ for two pair, but Mayoh caught 7♠K♠K♥Q♦ to make a full house and send Singer to the rail.
Players are in their seats with their chips unbagged, and Day 2 is now underway.
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