Faraz Jaka opened to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Calogero Troia in the cutoff and John Kabbaj in the big blind.
Kabbaj checked to Jaka, who continued for 1,400 on the 4♠6♦A♠ flop. Troia called and Kabbaj folded.
The 4♥ fell on the turn and Jaka sized up for a 7,500 bet. This time Troia let his hand go and Jaka dragged the pot.
Three players saw a flop of 7♦3♦J♠. From middle position, Joseph Wagganer bet 5,500. Marco Rubey called in the cutoff and Yuchung Chang also came along on the button.
The turn was the K♠. Action checked around to the river which was the 6♦. It checked to Chang who bet 13,500, That got a swift fold from Wagganer and a longer thinking fold from Rubey.
Soon after losing half of her stack Vanessa Selbst got it in preflop for 31,200 with the A♦A♥ and was up against Benjamin Steinwachs with the A♠K♥.
There was no upset on the 10♦8♠5♦5♥10♠ runout and Selbst doubled right back.
Heads-up on a board of 3♦7♠7♦6♠, Giuseppe Pantaleo bet 6,000 from the big blind and Jesse Lonis called on the button.
The river was the J♠ and Pantaleo bet 17,000. Lonis then moved all in.
Pantaleo, with around 33,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before slamming his cards down into the middle of the table and surrendering the pot to Lonis.
Vanessa Selbst had only just entered the tournament when she lost around half her stack on one of the first hands of play.
Andrew Finlay opened to 1,700 from the cutoff and then called after Selbst three-bet to 6,000 out of the small blind.
Selbst continued for 5,000 following the 10♦3♦9♣ flop with Finlay making the call.
Action checked through the 6♣ turn to the 5♦ river at which point Selbst checked again. Finlay bet 15,200 and was instantly called by Selbst. Finlay turned over A♦2♦ for the nuts to take down a sizable pot, leaving Selbst relatively short.
Hugh Cullen opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and Bruno Lopes defended in the big blind.
Lopes check-called a 1,500 continuation following the 2♠4♣3♥ flop.
The 9♣ turn saw Lopes check again before raising to 15,000 after Cullen bet 4,500. Cullen moved all in and Lopes quickly called with the covering stack to put his opponent at risk.
Hugh Cullen: Q♥Q♣ 
Bruno Lopes: 9♥2♥
Lopes had turned two pair to leave Cullen on the ropes. The 5♣ river kept Lopes ahead to confirm Cullen's exit early on Day 2.
Action was picked up on the turn as the board read 3♥6♦5♦Q♠ with three players in the hand and a pot of about 53,000 in the middle.
From middle position, Zachary Walker jammed all in for 25,200. Scott Hirsch instantly folded the cutoff and Johannes Lehner called on the button. Walker took a few moments to pull out his phone to record before revealing his cards.
Zachary Walker: Q♦Q♣
Johannes Lehner: A♣A♠
The river was the 3♣ and Walker gathered a more than double up.
Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 7♣3♦9♦10♥9♣ with 9,800 in the pot.
James Jagger in the cutoff checked to Robert Mizrachi on the button, who bet out 5,000. Jagger then raised to 26,500, and Mizrachi made the call.
Jagger tabled 10♣9♠ for a full house, nines full of 10s. Mizrachi shook his head as he tossed his cards into the muck.
Sam Johnson, Robert Burlacu, and Todd Phillips were three-ways to a turn of 6♣5♦6♦7♠. Johnson and Phillips had checked from the small blind and early position respectively before Burlacu made a bet of 13,500 into the pot of 23,000.
Johnson then jammed all in, covering the other two players. Phillips quickly folded but Burlacu tanked for 30 seconds or so before committing his stack.
Robert Burlacu: K♠K♦
Sam Johnson: 7♣5♠
Burlacu had the higher two pair with his kings and sixes, but the 5♥ river gave Johnson a full house to eliminate his opponent.
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