Thomas Eychenne raised to 6,000 under the gun and picked up calls from Terence Reid and the players in the blinds.
The flop 
was checked to Eychenne who continued for 7,000. Only Reid stayed interested and called. The 
turn brought no betting action.
A 
completed the board on the river and both opted to check again. Eychenne showed 
and Reid, who held 
for two pair, received the pot.
In a heads-up pot, Daniela Rodriguez Tabares looked at a board of 
. From under the gun, she bet 12,000. Her only opponent, Hunter Barnett in the big blind, made the call.
The 
hit the turn, both players checked that street.
On the river, Barnett checked again. Tabares bet 12,000, the same size as her flop bet. Barnett thought for about 30 seconds and made the call.
"Ten?" asked Tabares, as she flipped over 
.
It was good, Barnett flashed ace-king for the bluff-catcher.
The action was picked up on a board 
with a sizeable pot. Nick Yunis checked and after some thinking, Tibor Nyuli chose to bet 40,000, which Yunis snap-called.
Nyuli turned over 
for the flush and Yunis released his cards into the muck.
The board was double paired 
on the river. Mitchell Reid bet 25,000. Brian Kim clicked it back for 50,000. Reid took some time before he eventually called.
Kim tabled the 
which Reid had bested with the 
as his aces held up as the best hand on the scary board.
In a four-bet pot to the 
flop, Aaron Tourangeau checked and then called a bet worth 45,000 by Shota Nakanishi. He checked again the on the turn to then call a bet worth 75,000 and checked the 
on the river.
Nakanishi piled in a large bet of more than 350,000, which covered his opponent. The Japanese WSOP bracelet winner was all smiles while Tourangeau was trying to get a read and the latter opted to fold the 
face up.
"Come on, one time," Tourangeau demanded but Nakanishi just grinned back with a "I forgot".
Following an open raise to 7,000, Svetlana Gromenkova pushed all-in for 60,500 and it folded to Nico Neizert in the cutoff. He flat-called and the initial raiser folded for the following showdown to emerge.
Svetlana Gromenkova:
Nico Neizert:
The 
flop brought some hope for Gromenkova and another player on the table guessed the would follow next. Sure enough, that's the very card that appeared on the turn. Gromenkova now had the flush draw on top and she got there thanks to the 
on the river.
Neizert's roller coaster ride received another chapter as his stack size fluctuated wildly in the first two levels of the day so far.
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