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With a flurry of bustouts in the last few minutes we found Dani Stern and Michael Pesek getting it all in preflop. Stern tabled pocket sevens and Pesek had two overs with 
.
The flop cemented Stern's lead when it ran 
giving Stern a set. Pesek needed runner, runner to stay alive, but missed when the board completed 
.
Kunimaro Kojo and Eugene Katchalov saw a flop of 
and quickly had all of their chips in the middle. Katchalov showed the 
for top pair and a strong kicker, but found himself trailing the two pair of Kojo, who held 
. The turn was the 
and Katchalov was down to five outs to stay alive. The 
on the river was a blank and Kojo advanced to Round 3.
Livello: 11
Bui: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
John Juanda completed from the button and Kenny Tran made it 15,000. Juanda shot right back at Tran, making it 33,000 to go. Kenny Tran made the call and we saw a flop of 
. Kenny Tran moved in his remaining 43,500 and Juanda made the call.
Tran: 
Juanda:
The turn and river were no help to John Juanda and Kenny Tran doubled up to 153,000.
Tom Dwan has been unable to gain any serious momentum against opponent Byrn Kenney, with most hands amounting to raise-it-and-take-it for the majority of level 10. Dwan's stack currently hovers around 90,000.
Maxim Lykov limped in on the button for 3,000 and Antonio Esfandiari raised to 18,000, prompting an all-in declaration by the Russian. Esfandiari snap-called and flipped over the 
, while Lykov tabled the 
. The Magician managed to fade Lykov's outs through the turn, with the board showing 
. When the dealer turned over the 
on the river, however, Esfandiari gasped "No!" before telling the dealer "you gotta do it on the flop, it hurts so much less when it comes on the flop."
Esfandiari was eliminated soon after when he shoved all-in over a minimum raise by Lykov. Esfandiari's 
was far behind Lykov's and when an Ace high board moved Lykov on to the Round of 32.
Steve Billirakis and Benjamin Tollerene both found an ace preflop. With Tollerene short-stacked he shoved and Billirakis called.
Showdown:
Billirakis:
Tollerene:
The board ran 
and Billirakis advances to the Round of 32.
Gus Hansen is the next player to progress to tomorrow's round of 32 players. The final hand took place when Greg Brooks completed from the button and Hansen checked. The flop fell down 
. Hansen threw out a bet of 3,000 and Brooks popped it up to 8,000. Hansen made the call.
The fell on the turn and it went check-check. The 
came on the river and Hansen led out for 16,100. After some posturing, Brooks fired back, making it 53,300. Hansen then moved Brooks all in for his remaining roughly 28,000. It was at this point that the deliberation began.
Brooks sat thinking in silence for about five minutes. Finally Brooks said "I'm curious what you think I have". The deliberation continued for about two more minutes until Brooks stuck all of his chips in the middle.
Hansen turned over the for kings over eights, and a dejected Brooks slapped his 
on the table for a lower full house.
Hansen, the victor of last year's WSOPE £10,000 Heads-Up Championship, is now continuing his head-to-head domination in 2011. If Hansen can continue taking command of five more matches, he will be able to add another heads-up bracelet to his name.
Livello: 10
Bui: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
