Joining the action on the turn, Pierre Neuville checked out of the big blind and Chris DeMaci bet 8,700 on the button. Neuville tossed in two T-5,000 chips for the call and checked again the turn. DeMaci clarified that the Belgian had checked and did so as well to see Neuville turn over for trips queens.
That was good enough to win the pot, as DeMaci mucked.
With about 25,000 chips in the middle, the completed board read and recent bracelet winner Sebastian Langrock was heads up against a player in middle position. He checked and his opponent checked behind. Langrock flipped over but his opponent tabled and took the pot, having paired his ace on the flop.
The action was folded to the cutoff who raised to 2,800 and Nick Schulman called from the button. The flop came and the cutoff led out for 3,000. Schulman called and the landed on the turn.
The cutoff checked and Schulman bet 4,500. His opponent called and the river brought the . The cutoff led out for 8,000 and Schulman thought for a couple minutes. He eventually decided to fold as he shook his head about the ace on the river.
We caught up with Jameson Painter facing off against one opponent on a flop of . Painter was on the button and action had checked to him. He bet 3,000 and his opponent called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river. Painter's opponent bet 8,000 and Painter decided to reraise, making it 35,000 to call. Painter's opponent frustratedly flicked his cards into Painter's bet, folding, and Painter took down the pot, adding to his growing stack here on day 2.
With the board reading , Steve Pavlichek was on the button and his opponent in the big blind moved all in for 22,200. Pavlichek called with pocket jacks for a straight and his opponent's for two pair was tabled before he hit the rail just before the break.
Pavlichek, who was down to just 9,500 chips not long ago, is now up around 100,000.
The players have been sent on the third 20-minute break of the day. Another full level will be played before the 90-minute dinner break takes place at approximately 8:05 p.m. local time.
While you wait, have a look at this insightful hand analysis from Patrick Leonard.