Giovanni Safina - 508,000
David Benyamine - 435,000
Phil Laak - 353,000
Tony G - 330,000
Luke Schwartz - 329,000
Ian Frazer - 225,000
Vanessa Rousso - 220,000
Phil Laak raised to 14,000 with the on the first hand back from the break and won the pot. Laak is no longer wearing the yellow jersey that he started the day with. He's still leading the way, but has reverted back to his normal black hooded sweatshirt with UnaBomber Poker patch on the left chest.
Ian Frazer raised to 16,000 with a baby ace, the and scooped in the pot preflop after everyone folded.
It's very interesting to see how the players are adjusting their strategies based on the other players and the points system. Just moments ago, Frazer folded a wired pair of fives to a preflop raise from Vanessa Rousso and here ws just seen opening a small ace.
Giovanni Safina raised to 18,000 with the . Luke Schwartz called with the from the big blind.
The flop came down and Safina took the lead. He's seemed to flop a pair or better in every hand he's played. Both players checked and the turn was the . Schwartz fired 6,000 and Safina double checked his hand. He made the call and then the river was the . Both checked again and Safina tabled a pair of fours for the winning hand.
Giovanni Safina min-raised from the cutoff with the and Vanessa Rousso called on the button with the .
The flop came down with Rousso adding trips. Safina checked and Rousso bet 15,000. Safina folded and Rousso picked up the pot to add some chips to her stack. She's now on 241,000 and still one of the shorter stacks left.
Phil Laak raised to 15,000 with the . Luke Schwartz reraised to 37,000 with the , picking up on something. Laak mucked his hand and Schwartz picked up the pot.
"All right, I'm going back to playing tight," said Laak.