Aaron Massey has been trending up the last few levels and it doesn't appear to be nearing an end. He recently busted a player as his pocket jacks held up against the opponent's 
. The 
flop was a scary one, but a 
on the turn followed by the 
river secured the elimination for Massey.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
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Throughout the day, we've heard complaints of varying intensity about the rule in place that penalizes a player for exposing his cards with action pending. While it's an infraction of the rules at nearly every major tournament, it is enforced diligently here at Harrah's New Orleans, even when the exposure is preflop or accidental.
The latest iteration of this conversation was between two players at one of the far tables. They were talking among themselves about the rule when a floorman just happened to walk by for them to interrogate. They asked him about the rule.
"It's designed to keep people from exposing their cards out of turn," the floor said flatly. The two players protested some more, running through hypothetical scenarios to try and poke holes in the rule.
"If it's an accident..." began several sentences in a row, and the floorman listened and nodded along understandingly.
After a few minuts, the floor wrapped up the conversation simply. "It's the easiest thing in the world to not flip your cards over," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
|
110,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
102,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
|
84,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
78,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
66,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
50,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
19,600
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
|
15,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
||
|
13,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
92,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
65,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
60,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
46,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
33,000 | |
|
31,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Chad Brown was holding our attention during the early stages of the day, but he quieted right down as play progressed. We don't remember seeing him play a significant pot in several hours, and he's just now been reduced to the felt and run out of the room.
Level: 13
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 200
The after-dinner session is three levels old, and the ~144 remaining players are off for a 15-minute break.
We just had a very pleasant conversation with John Dolan tableside, and it proved to be his undoing. Just moments after we walked away, Dolan came walking past us on his way out the door. A check on his table tells us that he has indeed been sent off, beating the break-time rush to the exit doors by just a minute.
Once down to just a few big blinds, Dwyte Pilgrim is up to a comfortable stack of about 42,000 after taking down a pot without a showdown.
The board read 
and Pilgrim had what appeared to be his entire stack in the middle, except for a few chips behind. His opponent spent a good amount of time in the tank, but ultimately folded. Pilgrim flipped over the 
as he collected the chips.
We arrived at the table and found a flop of 
with about 6,500 in the pot. Three players were in the hand, including Michael Traylor and Joel Merwick. All three checked to bring the 
turn card and once again, they all checked. It was when the river fell that things started to pick up.
Traylor, first to act, bet 3,000. Merwick, took about 30 seconds before popping it to 13,000. The third player in the hand called, giving Traylor a befuddled look on his face. He threw in 10,000 to call and announced, "Flush," showing 
. Merwick mucked and the other player in the hand was clearly annoyed when he flashed 
, watching the pot head to Traylor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
