From under the gun, Randy Lew raised to 5,100. The hijack seat called and Michael Egan then reraised from the small blind to 17,000. Lew made it 36,000 and the hijack folded. Egan also folded and Lew won the pot. He's up to 175,000 while Egan dropped to 110,000.
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With a 5,700-chip raise under the gun, Tamara Volkoff three-bet jammed all in for 31,500. With the action on Chris Ferguson in the big blind, he moved all in also for his 56,700 as the original raiser folded.
Volkoff: 
Ferguson: 
The board ran out 
to see Volkoff victorious and recipient of the 74,000-chip stack as Ferguson slides down to 25,000 and change.
Howard Lederer raised his button and Max Bloom moved all in from the small blind with Lederer making the call.
Lederer: 
Bloom:
The board ran out 
to see Bloom unable to improve, and consequently be forced to the rail while Lederer moved to 235,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
190,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
175,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
110,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
95,000 | |
|
|
85,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
85,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
35,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Tournament Director John Waters has just spoke with some of the PokerNews bloggers about the possibility of reaching the money today.
Although skeptical at first, he does believe it is a possibility, but realizes that will slow up dramatically in the final level to potentially prevent us from making a run at cracking that bubble.
The cards are back in the air!
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
The remaining 120 players have earned a well needed 75-minute dinner break.
See you back here at 8:30 pm EST.
If you happen to be following the coverage from your phone down in the Crown Poker Room - or are nearby - then feel free to make your way down to the bar to enjoy Australia's iconic desert of a Lamington!
Facing a button raise to 6,600, Phil Ivey threw in four yellow 5,000-denomination chips amounting to a 20,000-chip raise.
With the action back on the button, he tossed in six yellow chips, which in most brick-and-morter such as Crown Casino, would constitute a raise since it was more than fifty percent.
Ivey asked the dealer what the ruling is - and although the button should have been forced to make it 33,400 - it was ruled as a call.
The dealer dropped a 
flop and Ivey checked as his opponent moved all in. Ivey nodded, and as the dealer requested further clarification, he announced a call and tabled his hand.
Ivey: 
Opponent: 
With Ivey in dominating shape with top pair and a flush draw, the 
on the turn would see him capture the pot to move to 186,000 as players broke to dinner before the meaningless 
completed the board.
A player raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Randy Dorfman reraised to 11,500. The player then moved all in for about 45,000 and Dorfman called.
Dorfman: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Dorfman busted the player to move to 500,000 in chips.
