Grayson Nichols opened the pot with a raise, and Marcelo Costa reraised all in for 108,000 total. Nichols only had 71,000 left, and he called all in to put himself at risk.
Showdown
Nichols:
Costa:
Costa called for red cards, and the flop was a good start. The turn was red but the wrong shade, and the river failed to get him over the hump, too. It's the eight that plays for Nichols, and he's found a double to move to 153,000. It was a big blow to Costa, falling all the way back to 37,000.
In the cutoff seat, Marcelo Costa started the action with a raise to 32,000. David Bach flatted next door, and the action passed to Grayson Nichols in the big blind. He announced the pot, and it was 133,000 total. It left him with just 19,000 behind, and Costa put his last pink T5,000 chip into the pot to put himself at risk. Bach spent a good while doing the math, and he eventually settled on a call.
The flop came out , and Nichols' last 19,000 went into the middle. Bach called, and he had a chance to eliminate both players with his covering stack.
Showdown
Costa:
Bach:
Nichols:
It was a big flop for Bach to push him out in front, and Costa was drawing to the open-ender. Nichols needed some help of the runner-runner variety to stay alive. The turn and river filled out the board with trips, and it's Bach's flush that is good enough for the scoop. With that pot comes the elimination of both Costa and Nichols, and our field has been reduced to seventeen.
With around 65,000 in the pot and a board reading , Nick Binger checked from the big blind and Kirill Rabtsov checked behind from the under-the-gun position. Allen Kessler was on the button an bet 60,000. Binger called, Rabtsov moved all in, and Kessler called. Binger then moved all in himself, which Kessler also called.
Binger:
Kessler:
Rabtsov:
It was a massive pot with chips spread out everywhere. When the hit the river, it was determined that Kessler would receive 1/2 the pot, or approximately 336,000, while both Binger and Rabtsov got quartered.
From the cutoff seat, David Bach opened to 25,000, and Anders Taylor potted it to 85,000 from the small blind. Bach called, and Taylor had just 53,000 chips left behind.
The flop came , and Taylor quickly announced his all in for the remainder. Bach called just as quickly, but his hand was second-best as the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Taylor:
Bach:
Bach had flopped top pair, but Taylor's overpair was a favorite to keep him alive. He also had the better low draw working in his favor. And that was all great, in theory. But the turn came the , and Bach made trips to pull into a big lead. Now Taylor, shaking his head in frustration, needed to find an ace or a four to scoop, or another low card to make a life-saving low.
The river was the , though, a blank for the at-risk Taylor. He's been sent off in 17th place, good for $15,915.
We've been trying to count down David Bach for the last few minutes, but his stacking technique makes it difficult. We'll eyeball him at 868,000, +/- 50k either way.
Igor Sharaskin raised to 25,000 from middle position and received a call from David "Doc" Sands in the big blind. When the flop came down , Sands bet 64,000, Sharaskin moved all in for 65,000, and Sands called the additional 1,000.
Sands:
Sharaskin:
The turn and river saw Sands make aces and eights with a ten kicker, which beat out Sharaskin's six kicker; in addition, Sands rivered the better low. Sharaskin lost both halves and was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.
Nick Schulman raised to 20,000 first into the pot, and Austin Marks potted it back to 75,000. He only had 84,000 total to start the hand, so Schulman went ahead and put him all in with five cards still to come.
Showdown
Schulman:
Marks:
The board ran out favorably for Marks, coming to secure his double with a pair of aces. He's back to 183,000 now, knocking Schulman down a peg to 690,000.
We've got two levels behind us, and the 15 surviving souls are off for a short break. We'll be back in a few moments with a fresh round of chip counts, too.
flop was a good start. The 
turn was red but the wrong shade, and the river 
failed to get him over the hump, too. It's the eight that plays for Nichols, and he's found a double to move to 153,000. It was a big blow to Costa, falling all the way back to 37,000.
, and Nichols' last 19,000 went into the middle. Bach called, and he had a chance to eliminate both players with his covering stack.
and river 
, Nick Binger checked from the big blind and Kirill Rabtsov checked behind from the under-the-gun position. Allen Kessler was on the button an bet 60,000. Binger called, Rabtsov moved all in, and Kessler called. Binger then moved all in himself, which Kessler also called.
hit the river, it was determined that Kessler would receive 1/2 the pot, or approximately 336,000, while both Binger and Rabtsov got quartered.
, and Taylor quickly announced his all in for the remainder. Bach called just as quickly, but his hand was second-best as the cards were turned up.
, though, a blank for the at-risk Taylor. He's been sent off in 17th place, good for $15,915.
to secure his double with a pair of aces. He's back to 183,000 now, knocking Schulman down a peg to 690,000.