Five players limped to see the flop of 
and they all checked, so they saw the 
for free on the turn. Tom Carnes bet 600 and got one caller, so the two players were heads up. The river was the 
and Carnes bet again, making it 1,100 to go. His opponent called and Carnes showed [jct] for a pair of tens, which was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,200 |
The flop was 
and Steve Berra was heads up with an opponent who bet 2,050. Berra called. The turn was the 
and this time his opponent bets 2,300. Berra calls again. The river is the 
and his opponent throws out another bet, this time for 4,400. Berra takes a little time to figure out his play, and calls.
"If you got an ace you win," said his opponent.
Berra waited for his opponent to show his hand before he did anything else. His opponent laid on the table for a pair of sevens. Berra turned over 
for a pair of aces and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day. Three levels are in the books with 11 to go.
The board read 
and Ken Foster bet 750. His opponet raises to 2,000 and Foster called. The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the and Foster bet 2,200. His opponent eyed Foster's stack and then the board before eventually deciding to fold. Foster showed the 
before he pushed his hand to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 |
The board read 
and Keith Finlayson was facing a bet of 3,600. Finlayson thought about it, then raised to 8,600. His opponent put the rest of his stack in and went all in for only about 2,000 more. Finlayson called. Finlayson showed 
and his opponent showed 
. Finlayson just needed to dodge a hearth, which he did when the 
hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000 |
Three players saw the flop of 
for 675. All three players checked. The turn was the 
and the first player to act checked. The next player bet 750 and Pat Steele called from the button. The first player folded, leaving Steele heads up to the river. The river was the and Steele's opponent checks. Steele bets 2,350 and his opponent folds, giving Steele the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Bob Morin called a three bet of 3,500 preflop. The flop came 
and Morin checked to the three bettor, who also checked. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the on the river. The three bettor showed 
and Morin turned over 
, big hands for a pretty uneventful pot, but that is sort of the tone here early in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,350 |
Three players called a middle position raise and saw a flop of 
. The action checked to the raiser, who bet 675. Nash Attisha was the lone caller. The turn was the 
and Attisha checked to the raiser again. The raiser made it 2,475 and Attisha called. The river was the and Attisha led out for 4,000. The raiser didn't take long and folded his hand by flicking each card into the muck. Attisha showed 
as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,400
23,400
|
23,400 |
