Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:59 PM Local Time
Katzenberger Doubles Through Petroni
After a raise by Giovanni Petroni, Viktor Katzenberger got his last 18,500 in out of the big blind and Petroni called.
Viktor Katzenberger:
Giovanni Petroni:
The board of gave Katzenberger a pair of nines and he doubled.
| Giovanni Petroni | 360,000 | 39,000  |
| Viktor Katzenberger | 50,000 | 30,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:55 PM Local Time
Blasi Doubles Through Kondraszuk
Maciej Kondraszuk opened to 9,000 from early position and Micky Blasi shoved all-in for 30,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Kondraszuk who made the call.
When the cards were tabled it was Blasi holding and Kondraszuk with . The board ran out and Blasi held on to double up.
| Maciej Kondraszuk | 88,000 | 42,000 |
| Micky Blasi | 65,000 | -148,000  |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:51 PM Local Time
Morstad Doubles on the Bubble
Thomas Morstad raised from the hijack and picked up two callers in Sander van Wesemael on the button and Milan Topoly in the big blind. The flop fell and Topoly checked, Morstad bet 12,000 and van Wesemael raised to 29,000. Topoly called that bet and Morstad then moved all in for 77,000.
This forced out van Wesemael, but Topoly called with the superior stack. Once all other tables were completed, the cards were turned over.
Thomas Morstad:
Milan Topoly:
The turn and river failed to improve Topoly and Morstad doubled on the money bubble.
| Sander van Wesemael | 245,000 | -45,000 |
| Thomas Morstad | 200,000 | 135,500 |
| Milan Topoly | 47,000 | -68,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:45 PM Local Time
Money Bubble
With just 86 players remaining, the action will now be hand-for-hand until the next elimination.
| Federico Quevedo | 0 | -56,500 |
| Georges Ghossan | 0 | -104,000 |
| Romain Follet | 0 | -44,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:43 PM Local Time
Bendik Pushes Moscati Away
Vincent Moscati opened to 10,500 from middle position and was called by Jan Bendik on the button. The flop came and Moscati continued for 10,000. Bendik made the call and the landed on the turn.
Moscati checked this time and Bendik made a bet of 18,000. Moscati folded and showed . Bendik replied by showing the and raked in the pot.
| Jan Bendik | 207,000 | 106,000 |
| Vincent Moscati | 101,000 | -34,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:38 PM Local Time
A Double Knockout and Two Doubles
Over on table 83, Theodoros Aidonopoulos and Viktor Kovachev were eliminated in the same hand to narrowly miss out on the money while Matous Houzvicek and Milan Topoly were more fortunate.
Houzvicek won a big flip for 75,500 with against the of Viktor Katzenberger on a board of .
Topoly faced a raise by Sander van Wesemael to 8,000 and the call by Konstantinos Tsirakidis. Topoly shoved for 49,000 and van Wesemael folded, Tsirakidis eventually called.
Milan Topoly:
Konstantinos Tsirakidis:
The board came and Topoly doubled.
| Matous Houzvicek | 160,000 | 122,500 |
| Milan Topoly | 115,000 | 89,000 |
| Konstantinos Tsirakidis | 75,000 | -103,000 |
| Viktor Katzenberger | 20,000 | -90,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 0 | -21,000 |
| Viktor Kovachev | 0 | -88,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:29 PM Local Time
Andrej Desset is Sent to the Rail Prior to the Money
Andrej Desset got his remaining 18,000 chips in the middle and was called by Viktor Katzenberger in the big blind. Desset turned over and held two live cards against Katzenberger's .
The flop came giving Desset an open-ended straight draw to go along with his two overcards. The turn brought the and Katzenberger made two pair. The river landed the and Desset was eliminated just before the money.
| Viktor Katzenberger | 110,000 | 18,000 |
| Andrej Desset | 0 | -86,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:22 PM Local Time
Down to Ten Tables
Ariel Morgenshtern, Yohan Zenou and Darren Delahunty were eliminated while Werner Scharnagl doubled.
Scharnagl got it in for fewer than 10 big blinds with the and Olivian Balint called with pocket sixes. The board came .
Right after, Balint raised to 9,000 and Darren Delahunty shoved for 12,000. Vincent Moscati called from the big blind and so did Balint. The flop came and Moscati check-folded his to a bet of Balint.
Darren Delahunty:
OIivian Balint:
The turn and river failed to improve Delahunty and the Brit headed to the rail.
| Olivian Balint | 140,000 | 65,000 |
| Werner Scharnagl | 75,000 | 36,000 |
| Yohan Zenou | 0 | -88,500 |
| Darren Delahunty | 0 | -35,000 |
| Ariel Morgenshtern | 0 | -30,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:13 PM Local Time
Weber Shows Pocket Nines
Vlado Sevo was moved tables and raised to 8,000. Alexander Schlien three-bet all in for 34,000 from one seat over. Sevo folded and the pot was shipped to Schlien.
One table over, Helma Weber's raise was followed by a three-bet to 26,000 in the hijack by Vincent Moscati. Weber shoved for 89,000 and Moscati folded, he was then shown . "I don't think she would do that with that," Moscati said somewhat puzzled.
| Vincent Moscati | 135,000 | 29,500 |
| Helma Weber | 130,000 | 28,000 |
| Vlado Sevo | 75,000 | 5,000 |
| Alexander Schlien | 50,000 | 18,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:04 PM Local Time
Bojang Busts Rabotkin
Eddy Scharf and Dzmitry Rabotkin won't be making the money in the Monster Stack after both just busted at the end of the previous level. Rabotkin fell victim to the hot run of Ismael Bojang, who called Rabotkin's shove for 40,000 from the cutoff.
Dzmitry Rabotkin:
Ismael Bojang:
The board of left Rabotkin drawing dead on the turn and he headed to the rail. When asked, Bojang simply replied "I haven't lost a hand so far today." The German, now living in Vienna, is the run away chip leader after the first level of the day.
| Ismael Bojang | 450,000 | 35,000 |
| Dzmitry Rabotkin | 0 | 0 |
| Eddy Scharf | 0 | -59,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:57 PM Local Time
Climbing the Leaderboard
Ismael Bojang and Valentin Vornicu have been pushing around their chips early on Day 2. They have moved to the top of the leaderboard and showing no signs of slowing down.
| Ismael Bojang | 415,000 | 105,000 |
| Valentin Vornicu | 357,000 | -3,000 |
| Giovanni Petroni | 321,000 | -19,000 |
| Scott Stewart | 235,000 | 27,500 |
| Pawel Czichowski | 228,000 | 29,000 |
| Emil Lukac | 210,000 | 18,000 |
| Sergio Hamamoto | 197,000 | 90,000 |
| Maxim Lykov | 187,000 | 33,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:52 PM Local Time
"I Give You a Chance"
Valentin Vornicu raised to 7,000 and Yehuda Cohen called on the button. The short-handed table saw the shove of Tezer Cetindag in the big blind after and Vornicu turned around to the screens, then eventually folded. Cohen gave it brief consideration and called with the words "I give you a chance."
Tezer Cetindag:
Yehuda Cohen:
The flop of ] gave Cohen two pair and he turned a full house with the before the meaningless appeared on the river. Carlo Savinelli joked "you gave him a chance there" while Vornicu said in table chat he was afraid of a reshove by Cohen if he had called. "You felt it coming, so why didn't you snap call in two seconds," Scott Stewart in the one seat added.
| Valentin Vornicu | 350,000 | -10,000 |
| Yehuda Cohen | 170,000 | 64,500 |
| Tezer Cetindag | 0 | -21,500 |
| Pavel Šourek | 0 | -54,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:47 PM Local Time
Sevo Cut Down
Vlado Sevo started the day above average but that has since changed. First he had to give up a pot on the turn.
One orbit later Sevo got into a bigger pot with Rene Crha and the duo headed to the river with more than 70,000 in the middle already. Sevo checked from the small blind and Crha bet 35,000 from late position. Sevo carefully counted his remaining stack and elected to fold.
| Rene Crha | 250,000 | 63,500 |
| Vlado Sevo | 70,000 | -53,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:43 PM Local Time
Morgenshtern Doubles Short Stack
While Kai Gimre, Matthias Gerigk and Thomas Lentrodt were eliminated, Ariel Morgenshtern was more fortunate. Down to his last 11,000, the player from Israel got it in with the and was dominated by . The board ran out and Morgenshtern doubled to remain in contention.
| Ariel Morgenshtern | 30,000 | -44,000 |
| Kai Gimre | 0 | -84,000 |
| Matthias Gerigk | 0 | -47,000 |
| Thomas Lentrodt | 0 | -47,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:43 PM Local Time
Sasa Stancic Wins a Flip
Walid Abdi Ali opened to 7,000 from early position and Viktor Kovachev called from middle position. Theodoros Aidonopoulos shipped all-in for 62,000 in the cutoff and the action was on Sasa Stancic in the small blind. He thought for a couple moments, talking to himself, before finally pushing all-in for his last 41,000. Both Abdi Ali and Kovachev folded and the remaining two hands were tabled.
Stancic:
Aidonopoulos:
The board ran out and Stancic held on with his pair of tens to double through Aidonopoulos.
| Sasa Stancic | 101,000 | 59,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 21,000 | -32,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:37 PM Local Time
Hughes Hopes for a Deep Run
With a min cash, Ryan Hughes would be taking over the top spot in the current Player of the Year rankings and the American is on the best way there with an above-average stack. The big stacks are pulling away further as Valentin Vornicu jumped into the lead, Sander van Wesemael dropped some but has obviously no reason to worry about so far.
| Valentin Vornicu | 360,000 | 63,500 |
| Giovanni Petroni | 340,000 | 101,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 310,000 | 41,500 |
| Sander van Wesemael | 290,000 | -33,500 |
| Ryan Hughes | 175,000 | 93,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:29 PM Local Time
Balint Forces Rajkovic to Fold Top Pair
Olivian Balint opened to 7,000 from early position and Adi Rajkovic called on the button. The flop fell and Balint check-called a bet of 7,000 from Rajkovic.
The landed on the turn and Balint led out for 9,500. Rajkovic made the call and the completed the board. Balint moved all-in for 24,000 and Rajkovic went into the tank. After a couple of minutes, the clock was called and Rajkovic was given 30 seconds to act on his hand. He turned over the and mucked his hand.
| Olivian Balint | 75,000 | 33,000 |
| Adi Rajkovic | 63,500 | -26,500 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:27 PM Local Time
Down to 105 Players
Not even half an hour has been played and the field has been reduced by nine players. The next trip to run out of chips included Andriy Palyuga, Urs Hauser and Patrik Ciklamini.
Aleksandr Pantiukhin raised to 6,500 and Ciklamini shoved for his last 26,000 to pick up an instant call by Pantiukhin.
Patrik Ciklamini:
Aleksandr Pantiukhin:
The board ran out and that was it for Ciklamini.
| Aleksandr Pantiukhin | 180,000 | 79,500 |
| Andriy Palyuga | 0 | -40,500 |
| Patrik Ciklamíni | 0 | -35,500 |
| Urs Hauser | 0 | -40,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:25 PM Local Time
Fellow Canadians Duking It Out
Fellow Canadians, Mike Leah and Jeff Cormier, have found themselves seated next to each other at the start of Day 2. Both have aggressive styles of play and it's no surprise they got involved in a hand early on.
Mike Leah raised to 7,500 on the button and Jeff Cormier called from the small blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Cormier led out for 8,000 and Leah called to see the on the river.
Cormier fired another bet of 22,000 and Leah tossed a chip into the pot to signify a call. Cormier turned over for just ace-high, and Leah held for a pair of kings.
| Jeff Cormier | 228,000 | -37,000 |
| Mike Leah | 140,000 | 44,000 |
Sunday, October 22, 2017 2:21 PM Local Time
The Next Four Down
Among the next players to fall were Domenico Gala, Atila Aydin, Stoyan Obreshkov and Dominik Desset. Obreshkov was down to two big blinds only when he put his hopes on . Walter Treccarichi had pocket aces and flopped top set. Obreshkov's miracle gained hope by turning the straight, but another king on the river paired the board.
| Walter Treccarichi | 95,000 | 5,000 |
| Domenico Gala | 0 | -64,500 |
| Atila Aydin | 0 | -34,500 |
| Stoyan Obreshkov | 0 | -45,000 |
| Dominik Desset | 0 | -47,000 |