The game switched to No Limit Hold'em at Andy Bloch's table, and everyone was quite surprised to realize the blinds were 400/800, 80% of the limits for the limit games during the same round. That's a much higher ratio than usually found in mixed games.
Bloch and David Bach were discussing the limits with the floor when the clock beeped announcing a level change. Guess that's what you get for complaining. Bach pointed out that even though they've gone up, at least in this level the No Limit blinds are only two-thirds of the limit blinds, a somewhat improved ratio.
Andrew Pantling raised up front and got two callers in Eli Elezra and Mel Judah. The first round saw all players check, with Elezra drawing two and Pantling and Judah taking one. The next round and Pantling would bet, drawing one card after both players called with Judah taking one and Elezra two. The last round would see all players take one card and when Elezra led he only got the call from Judah.
Elezra turned over and took down the pot moving up to around 50,000. While Judah slipped to the short stack.
Maria Ho had the bring in with the , and Rami Boukai completed. Joel Ettedgi and Justin Smith both called, and Ho folded. On fourth street, Boukai bet, and Ettedgi and Smith both called. Boukai checked fifth when Ettedgi paired his king, and Ettedgi bet. Smith called, and Boukai folded (before we saw what he'd caught). Next street, Ettedgi bet, and Smith raised. Ettedgi called, then check-called seventh. Smith showed that he'd started with and caught a ten-high straight and Ettedgi mucked.