In an eventful hand, the action kicked off with Guy Taylor raising to 5,000 from under the gun. Next in line, Jatin Sablani escalated the stakes, 3-betting to 14,000. The table folded around, leading to a heads-up confrontation between Taylor and Sablani, with Taylor choosing to call.

The flop came out as . Sablani, maintaining his assertive approach, placed a check bet of 8,000, which was called by Taylor. The turn card was a , prompting Sablani to increase the pressure with a bet of 22,000. This put Taylor in a tough spot; he remained motionless, contemplating his decision for approximately four minutes. Finally, another player called time on him. With the intervention of the floo looming, Taylor opted to fold before any further action was taken.

This hand resulted in a significant gain for Sablani, nearly doubling the stack he began Day 2 with.

Chip Counts
Jatin Sablani – 156,000
Guy Taylor – 58,000