One player happy to have made it through the bubble, and nursing a relatively short stack back to health in Level 16 is Bill Kitzerow. Returning with just over 20,000, he underwent a lengthy grind with around 30,000 before starting to recoup chips in the middle of the day.

Elsewhere, Gloria Kanngiesser, who has flown under our radar for much of the day, has turned 110,000 into over 400,000 at the halfway point of Day 2.