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Joe Klein is on a major upswing to start the day.
A big flush has propelled his stack to a spot near the top of the leader board as Level 8 comes to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,300 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Bob Kiehl is building stacks like he's never built stacks before with players and dealers around the room calling him a maniac.
This time he got in a massive three-way pot with one player all in, then shoved 20,000 at the 16,000-chip pot on the turn of a 
board.
Early leader Mike Rellinger made sure re-entry was still available before calling off his last 10,000 with 
and Kiehl's 
was the best hand with the original all-in player on 
.
He held when the river bricked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | |
|
Busted |
St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada's Dan D'Ilaro has reserved a spot among the leaders now, sitting on close to 60,000.
He turned a set to bust one player, then three-bet 
, flopped a flush and felted another.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 |
The players are now on a 15-minute break as the tournament staff colors up and removes the 25 denomination chips.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
John Stempien is stacked again and looking to bag big today.
He just bet 4,000 into a 
flop, then snap called when his opponent stop-and-go jammed the 
turn.
Stempien's 
was miles ahead of his opponent's 
and held when the river bricked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Rochester, NY's Alex Robinson has found a little run good today and now has a spot near the top of the counts.
First he turned 
into a full house, then he flopped two pair with 
busting one overeager opponent willing to get it in with a gutshot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
65,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Paula Rasmussen already bagged 37,000 on a previous starting flight Monday. But she's back at it again today trying to bag bigger.
So far she's grinded her way up to 60,000 and counting, crushing at least two other players' dreams along the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
22,900
|
22,900 |
