| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
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|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
| Seat | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Rossiter |
| 2 | Antonio Esfandiari |
| 3 | Jonathan Karamalikis |
| 4 | Jason Mo |
| 5 | Empty |
| 6 | Elio Fox |
| 7 | Tobias Kuber |
| 8 | Grant Levy |
| 1 | Vanessa Selbst |
| 2 | Mike Watson |
| 3 | Mark Teltscher |
| 4 | Andreas Eiler |
| 5 | Daniel Neilson |
| 6 | Jesse Sylvia |
| 7 | Brendon Rubie |
| 8 | James Pritchard |
The tournament just got a whole lot tougher because Erik Seidel sat down. Seidel took Edward Kim's former seat to balance both tables and make the each eight handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
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Antonio Esfandiari is keeping the "Lodden Thinks" game going at his table. This time, he asked our reporter to think of the number of contacts that Edward Kim had in his phone. The question was prompted before Kim busted out, but the table and Esfandiari didn't get around to bidding until after he was eliminated.
Our reporter locked in his number, and the bidding went on. After a few minutes, Esfandiari asked for the number.
"1,141," responded our reporter, showing him the paper he wrote it down on to verify.
""Thank you!" responded Esfandiari with a big smile across his face.
Esfandiari had won the bet as the table bought under 200. The table was very much surprised with how high our reporter guessed, but the reporter explained his thought process. First, Kim had his iPhone squarely on the table in view. Most iPhones nowadays are synced up with people's Facebook accounts, other social media sites and emails. Then there's the regular phone numbers in the phone. Our reporter himself has 1,235 contacts in his phone, so the number really isn't as absurd as the table thought.
"Dinner's on me," Esfandiari said to our reporter with a big smile as some more money was shipped his way.
Elio Fox raised from the hijack to 1,200 and both Grant Levy and Antonio Esfandiari called. The flop brought out 
and Esfandiari was the only one to call Fox's 1,800-chip bet.
The turn brought the 
and this time Esfandiari check-folded to Fox's 4,600-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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|
53,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
In a button versus small blind confrontation it was Mike Watson who risked all his chips. Watson was seated in the small blind and turned over 
for his tournament life. His opponent, Vanessa Selbst, showed 
and Watson was in great shape.
The board ran out 
and Watson doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
|
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|
46,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
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Jesse Sylvia can relax a little as he just managed to chip up nicely in his first level of play. Sylvia raised to 1,000 from middle position and Vanessa Selbst three-bet from the cutoff to 2,600. Andreas Eiler called from the big blind and Sylvia called as well.
The flop brought 
and all three players checked. On the turn the 
hit and Sylvia picked up the pot with a 5,700-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
49,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Mike Watson was one of the shorter stacks after just a few orbits but he just managed to win another big pot. Watson is now among the bigger stacks and he turned things around nicely in a short period of time.
Watson raised under the gun to 1,000 and Jesse Sylvia made the call from the cutoff. The flop brought out 
and Watson decided to check. Sylvia fired out 1,400 and Watson called.
On the turn the 
hit and Watson check-called 3,600. The river brought the and this time Watson check-called 10,800. Sylvia showed 
and mucked when Watsons showed his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
41,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
||
The flop read 
when Jason Mo bet 6,200 and Elio Fox made the call. The turn brought the and Mo checked after which Fox moved all in. Fox had Mo covered by a big margin but it didn't go to showdown. Mo folded and Fox took down this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
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|
25,100
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
The first 15-minute break of the day just started.
