A pot of about 7,000 was gathered before a 
flop was seen by Antonio Esfandiari and Benjamin Chalot. Chalot check-called a bet of 2,8000 and the 
fell on the turn.
Chalot check-called once more, this time for 3,800 and the 
completed the board. Both players checked and Chalot won the pot with the 
.
In a three-way three-bet pot, Scott Seiver was in the small blind, check-calling 6,700 on the 
flop. The third player released his hand and the action continued heads-up on the 
turn.
Seiver checked again and his opponent asked how much he had left. Seiver counted his stack and announced that he had exactly 32,000. The other player checked back and Seiver led out 15,000 on the river. A fold followed and Seiver scooped the pot.
The player in early position raised to 1,800 and was called by the player in the hijack. James Cavanaugh was sitting in the small blind and shoved for 8,800. The initial raiser called and the hijack folded.
James Cavanaugh: 
Initial Raiser: 
The board ran out 
to give Cavanaugh a pair of kings on the flop for the double-up.
After losing another big pot, Joe Hachem was all in and at risk from the button and picked up two callers including Ronald Bernstein in the big blind and Rodney Hurlbut in early position. On the 
flop, Bernstein moved all in to isolate successfully and the cards were turned over.
Joe Hachem: 
Ronald Bernstein:
Hachem was in need of running cards to avoid elimination and it was all over after the 
turn, making the 
river a formality.
Robin Hegele came up a few days short of a dream run in 2017 when he finished 27th in the WSOP Main Event.
Hegel returned for Day 2 with 39,000 and did lose about half of his stack before getting some back in a recent pot.
With about 8,000 in the middle and a three-way board reading 
, the player in the big blind bet 5,000 and Hegele shoved for 15,500. The player on the button went into the tank and eventually folded when once again, the clock was needed for this player.
The player in the big blind would fold as well and Hegele was pushed the pot.
With around 6,000 in the middle, Matt Grapenthien was heads-up with Quang Vu who was sitting directly on his right. The dealer spread the flop of 
and Vu checked to Grapenthien who bet 3,200. Vu called and the landed on the turn.
Vu checked again and Grapenthien tossed in a bet of 5,600 with four cards to a straight on the board. Vu check-raised to 16,500 and Grapenthien sent his cards to the muck almost instantly. After taking another hit to his stack, Grapenthien has fallen to around a 30 big-blind stack.
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