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We didn't catch the action on the hand but we found Joe Hebda facing a large bet on the river. He leaned back in his chair and said, "I'm 95% sure have ace king."
The board showed 
and Hebda elected to call. His opponent tabled 
for the runner-runner straight instead of the runner-runner two pair. Hebda nodded an mucked his hand.
With about 10,000 in the pot and a board reading 
, Kurt Jewell bet 3,800 from the under-the-gun position into his sole opponent, who made the call. When the 
appeared on the river, Jewell came out with a healthy bet of 10,000, which his opponent also called. The Harrah's Tunica Main Event champ rolled over 
for a straight, which was good enough to win as his opponent simply mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
On a board reading 
and about 3,000 in the pot, the player in the small blind bet only to have Dennis Phillips raise to 3,350 from the big. A player in middle position got out of the way, the small blind called and the 
was put out on the river.
After the small blind checked, Phillips grabbed his stack, about 7,000, and spiked it into the pot. The small blind thought for a few moments before tossing in a call, only to muck when the former November Niner rolled over 
for top-two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
We just talked to Eric Crain and told us he was eliminated. We asked if he was going to play the evening session but he wasn't sure. He was burning the midnight oil last night in a juicy 13-hour HORSE cash game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
At the beginning of the day, we had a gentleman jokingly tell us he was ready for his interview. We politely replied that we'd rather wait until he won the tournament. Well, that same gentleman, named Jim Baker of Jacksonville, Illinois, is well on his way to securing that interview as he is sitting with a big stack of 85,000.
It looks to be among the biggest in the room, if not the biggest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 |
Another three levels are in the books and the field in on another quick break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The players have returned from break. The field will play three more levels before bagging and tagging for Day 2.
Every time we pass by Kurt Jewell's table, he's raking in a pot. Most recently, we saw a board reading 
with around 9,500 in the middle. Jewell had fired out 5,550 after his opponent checked, with the latter making the call.
Jewell confidently revealed 
and his opponent slung his two cards to the muck. With that, Jewell is up to 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
We found a biggish pot at the river with Bernard Lee in pain over his decision. The board read 
and there was around 10,000 in the pot already. Lee's opponent checked on the river, Lee bet 3,525 and his opponent shoved all in.
Lee struggled for a few minutes with his decision, asked the dealer to spread the pot and was shuffling his remaining 30,000 or so chips. He elected to fold and looked dissatisfied when his opponent didn't show his cards.
