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Ljubomir Josipovic was fighting for the chip lead at the end of the day yesterday, but hasn't been able to accomplish much yet today. He did manage to river Tyler Cornell in a recent pot after raising to 4,000 preflop. Ljubomir check-called a bet of 4,800 from Cornell on a flop of all babies, , then got a free card when both players checked the turn. The hit the river and, of course, it also hit Josipovic. Both players checked it through, with Josipovic's besting Cornell's at the last possible moment.
Josipovic is currently at 54,000 chips. Cornell moved down to 47,000.
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We're starting to see some much bigger pots now. As the big stacks attempt to throw their weight around, the medium stacks fight to stay in the game. Nikolay Losev and David Eldar were two recent combatants who contributed 50,000 chips to a pot before the river on a board of . Eldar tanked for long enough that Losev called for a clock. After another twenty seconds, Eldar moved all in for about 18,000, prompting a snap-muck from Losev.
Both players now have similar stacks. Eldar is at 68,000, while Losev is down to 62,000.
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Galic - shirt #2
Wearing the same shirt as he wore on Day 1, thus enabling easy identification: Vladyslav "Vlad from Ukraine" Zhaba, on 19,500.
Changed shirt three times already today, causing brief panic among the bloggers as to whether our chip leader was correct: Croatian chip monster Dragan Galic, still on a frankly ridiculous 250,000.
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Ramzi - playing good
Ramzi Jelassi has doubled up to around 90,000. No bloggers were actually present to witness it, but Jelassi told me, "I'm playing really good, so you have to write about me."
Accordingly:
Jelassi raised to 3,000, and an Italian gentleman reraised to 11,000. Jelassi flat-called, and they saw a -rag-rag flop. Jelassi sneakily checked, the Italian pushed, and Jelassi happily called all in with pocket aces. The Italian could only boast and no miracles appeared on the turn or river to ruin Jelassi's day. Jelassi is in a very good mood now, despite being seated at a fearsome table featuring EPT-winning French powerhouse Arnaud Mattern and his aviators, as well as legendary cheerful Irishman Liam Flood.
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The circumstances are hazy, but on our first circuit of the card room, Mikael Johansson, seated on the left of David Saab, had just 11,700 chips. On our second circuit, there was just a lonely-looking David Saab sitting to the right of a now-empty chair.
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Andrew Feldman: 33,500
David Saab: 40,000
Tom McEvoy: 51,000
Juan Maceiras: 97,000
Fabio Mazzarello: 158,000
Alex Kravchenko: 28,000
Asa SMith: down to just 11,700
Nikolay Losev: down to 67,000
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Jonas Klausen's table has been broken and he's been moved to Table 9. That's the table that already featured Marcel Luske, Maxi Mueller, Nikolay Losev, Alexia Portal and David Eldar. It's become a real focal point in the middle of the room. Klausen will have to pick his spots carefully -- he has just 42,000 chips with blinds up to 800 / 1,600 / 200.
There's a new player at Dragan Galic's table that is challenging his chip superiority somewhat. Galic is still sitting pretty at about 230,000, but the interloper has 130,000 -- enough to play some pots with the table bully and put a hurting on him.
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Earlier in the day we were told there would be six levels played today. That number has now changed to seven levels. The field will be sent to dinner in two waves, with players at Tables 1-11 going to dinner after the completion of Level 12. The remainder of the players will go to dinner after playing Level 13. The field will then all be back in play for Level 14, and the last two levels of the day.
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Mr. Eric Haik, of France, has enjoyed some fine fortune in knocking out another player and afterwards giving an, "ah, what can you do?" gesture.
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, then got a free card when both players checked the 
turn. The 
hit the river and, of course, it also hit Josipovic. Both players checked it through, with Josipovic's 
besting Cornell's 
at the last possible moment.
-rag-rag flop. Jelassi sneakily checked, the Italian pushed, and Jelassi happily called all in with pocket aces. The Italian could only boast 
