And it's Break Time
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We may have only been playing for an hour, but with the end of Level 5, it's time to take a break.
The biggest news of the day so far is that Phil Ivey won't be reaching back-to-back Main Event final tables. Ivey and Yuji Masaki got it all in preflop with Ivey having Masaki covered by just 1,900. Ivey's pocket queens weren't looking good against the kings held by Masaki, but when a queen hit on the turn we thought we thought we were about to see him nearly double-up. However, Masaki wasn't about to be outdone and hit a king on the river, leaving Ivey crippled. It didn't take Ivey long to get the last of his chips in the middle and he was eliminated just a few hands later.
So far this afternoon the most overheard line in the Rio has been "All in and a call." It seems to have been shouted every few minutes from somewhere in the Amazon or the Pavilion. Some notable players have been involved in those moments. Those not lucky enough to come out on the better end of a double up have been Thuy Doan, Per Ummer, Shannon Elizabeth, Perry Friedman and Michael Martin. Meanwhile, Simpson's co-creator Sam Simon isn't laughing. He wasn't eliminated, but has slipped to 14,000 chips. Phil Galfond also dropped 20,000 in chips in the first hour, but is still comfortable with about 86,000 chips.
Of course there wasn't bad news for everyone. Lino Coscia and Andy Bloch both doubled up with Mori Eskandani, Hevad Khan and Jared Hamby all got off on the right foot. While Sam Simon isn't having the greatest day so far, Hank Azaria is off to a great start. He picked up 51,000 chips in the last half of Level 5 and is now over the 100,000 chip mark.