It wasn't a massive pot, but Noah Schwartz is back up to about 45,000 after his 
held against Yuval Bronshtein's 
.
The board ran out 
and Schwartz secured the win. Bronshtein is still strong with about 145,000.
A player in middle position raised to 4,500 only to have the next player in Seat 9 reraise to 12,000. Jason Senti then moved all in from the hijack for 72,000. Action folded back to the middle position player and he moved all in over the top for around 130,000. Seat 9 got out of the way and the cards were turned up:
Senti: 
Middle Position: 
It was off to the races as the board ran out 
. Senti's jacks held and he received a double to nearly 160,000!
Allen Kessler was in for 18,900 with against David Benyamine's 
.
It started out well for Kessler when the flop came down 
, but the turn brought the and spelled the end for Kessler.
Benyamine is up to about 120,000.
As told to us by a player at Harrison Gimbel's former table, last year's PCA champ had about 25,000 remaining when he got it in with 
against an opponent's 
. Gimbel was unable to catch up, bringing his 2011 PCA Main Event to an end.
2009 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion and Team PokerStars Pro (USA) member, Joe Cada, was seated at the same table as fellow pros Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (France) and Jose "Nacho" Barbero (Argentina), which was certainly one of the toughest tables in the room. Unfortunately, Cada grew short stack and could not manage a comeback. He has been eliminated from the 2011 PCA.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
41,400
|
41,400 |
|
162,000
72,400
|
72,400 |
|
||
|
160,000
122,100
|
122,100 |
|
154,000
12,100
|
12,100 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
66,600
|
66,600 |
|
||
|
125,000
70,400
|
70,400 |
|
90,000
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
|
80,000
25,100
|
25,100 |
|
60,000
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
|
|
||
|
40,000
-37,700
|
-37,700 |
|
40,000
-26,900
|
-26,900 |
|
||
|
38,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
-15,400
|
-15,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
230,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
|
||
|
190,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
|
||
|
175,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
160,000
118,800
|
118,800 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
35,600
|
35,600 |
|
|
||
|
102,000
21,200
|
21,200 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
75,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
||
|
70,000
13,400
|
13,400 |
|
60,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
60,000
16,200
|
16,200 |
Eddy Sabat is up to 109,000 in chips after winnings two nice pots on back-to-back hands. First, he busted a player with to pocket queens thanks to an ace on the river. Then, he took a sizable pot off Team PokerStars Pro Sandra Naujoks with a set of eights for another boost.
Tyler Reiman, last year's PCA runner-up, has had a rough start to the day. Most recently, Reiman held 
and doubled an opponent in Seat 1 who held 
on a 
board. With that hit, Reiman is down to 42,000.
We've got two levels in the books, and the players are off for a 15-minute break.
