Warren Sheaves is the chip leader at his table, and he wasn't afraid to tangle with another big stack sitting across from him. Both players were sitting well over the 600,000-chip mark, and after his opponent raised to 16,000, Sheaves called from the big blind.
The flop came , and both players checked to see the turn bring the . This time, Sheaves led out for 18,000, and his opponent called. The river brought the , and Sheaves checked. His opponent bet 22,000, and Sheaves quickly called. His opponent tabled for busted straight and flush draws, and Sheaves rolled over to take down the pot.
Coming into the day, William Picot was nowhere to be found in the chip counts after being a "Did Not Report" from Day 1. However, Picot has found his place at the top of the leaderboard recently and is looking to become a name nobody soon forgets.
Picot just called a preflop raise from late position, then an opponent three-bet jammed all in for 220,000 from the blinds. The action was folded back to Picot, who called and was way ahead of his opponent with versus . The board ran out , and Picot eliminated his opponent which brought his stack near the 700,000-chip mark. With just over two levels remaining, Picot's aim now is to be at the top of the chip counts when the day concludes.
The next payout has jumped up to $5,298, and the following notable players have been eliminated: Garrett Greer, Barry Greenstein, Jordan Knackstedt, Federico Butteroni, Phil Collins, Connor Drinan, Nick Palma, Kevin Saul, and Jason Mann.
Robert Chow raised to 18,000 from under the gun, and Almedin Imsirovic defended his big blind.
The flop came , and Imsirovic checked. Chow reached into his stack and cut out a bet worth 18,000. Imsirovic thought for a moment and moved all in. Chow practically beat Imsirovic into the pot and tabled . Imsirovic then tabled for a pair of eights and needed to improve to hold on.
The turn was the , and the river was the , sending Imsirovic to the rail. Chow has amassed a nice stack of chips and sits on a healthy stack worth about 40 big blinds.
The remaining players in the Millionaire Maker are now on their last break of the day. Play will resume in 15 minutes, after which time just two levels will remain before bagging and tagging for Day 3 tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
Brian Altman has been sitting at the top of the chip counts for most of the day and he is showing no signs of slowing down.
In a recent pot, Altman raised to 12,000 from early position and was called by the big blind. The flop was , and both players checked to the turn. The big blind led out for 12,000, and Altman called. The river brought the , and the big blind bet again for 20,000 this time. Altman quickly called and tabled to win the hand.
The next pay jump was to $4,683, with the following notable players eliminated: Lacey Jones, Shannon Shorr, Maria Ho, Thomas Fuller, Jonas Wexler, Christian Soto, and JC Alvarado.
Joe Cada raised to 13,500 from late position, and Chad J. Brown called from the cutoff.
The flop came , and Cada led out for 15,000. Brown called. The turn was the , and Cada checked. Brown wasted no time and bet 32,000. Cada called. The river was the , and Cada checked again. Brown went into the tank this time, and eventually slid out a bet worth 44,000. Cada thought for a moment and called.
"Full house", announced Brown, tabling . Cada looked back at his cards and tossed them into the muck before paying the bet.
With around 60,000 in the pot and the flop showing , Igor Zektser bet 100,000. His opponent asked for a count of how much Zektser had behind, then announced an all in. Zektser had around 122,000 more and instantly called with his tournament at risk.
Zektser was out in front with as he flopped a set against his opponent's overpair of . The turn was the , and the river was the , giving Zektser the full double-up.
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, and both players checked to see the turn bring the 
. This time, Sheaves led out for 18,000, and his opponent called. The river brought the 
, and Sheaves checked. His opponent bet 22,000, and Sheaves quickly called. His opponent tabled 
for busted straight and flush draws, and Sheaves rolled over 
to take down the pot.
versus 
. The board ran out 
, and Picot eliminated his opponent which brought his stack near the 700,000-chip mark. With just over two levels remaining, Picot's aim now is to be at the top of the chip counts when the day concludes.
. Imsirovic then tabled 
for a pair of eights and needed to improve to hold on.
, sending Imsirovic to the rail. Chow has amassed a nice stack of chips and sits on a healthy stack worth about 40 big blinds.
, and both players checked to the 
turn. The big blind led out for 12,000, and Altman called. The river brought the 
, and the big blind bet again for 20,000 this time. Altman quickly called and tabled 
to win the hand.
, and Cada led out for 15,000. Brown called. The turn was the 
, and Cada checked again. Brown went into the tank this time, and eventually slid out a bet worth 44,000. Cada thought for a moment and called.
. Cada looked back at his cards and tossed them into the muck before paying the bet.
, Igor Zektser bet 100,000. His opponent asked for a count of how much Zektser had behind, then announced an all in. Zektser had around 122,000 more and instantly called with his tournament at risk.
as he flopped a set against his opponent's overpair of 
