On a flop of , David Grey pushed the last of his 5,000 chip stack into the middle and his opponent thought for a moment before making the call with for a double-gutshot straight draw plus overcards. It turned out to be the best hand, as Grey was also drawing with for straight and flush possibilities.
The turn brought the to make the straight for Grey, but the on the river gave his opponent the Broadway straight to eliminate Grey in unfortunate circumstances.
Brett "Gank" Jungblut put a middle-position player to a decision for his tournament life with a raise to 10,000 preflop. The player called and tabled . Jungblut turned over . The board came to give Jungblut's opponent a pair of tens and leaving Jungblut crippled with less than 5,000 in chips.
The very next hand, Jungblut was all in against Jason Sommerville. Sommerville held and Jungblut held . The board missed both players and Jungblut hit the rail.
On a flop of , Gavin Griffin quickly called a player's all in. His opponent turned over for mid-pair, while Griffin turned over . His opponent received no help on the turn or river and was eliminated, leaving Griffin with a hefty 62,500 in chips.
Nicolas Levi has been creating plenty of action on a table directly in front of our blogging crew here in the Amazon Room. In a hand just following the break, he was able to eliminate a player when his held against a short-stacked opponent's .
Shortly after, Levi was at it again, calling down three streets of betting in a big pot on a board of . His opponent flipped for top two pair which was good to collect a healthy pot, leaving Levi back on around 16,000 in chips.
According to Harrah's staff, after the dinner break, play will continue until we get to 225 players or we complete four levels. At the rate players are being eliminated, chances are we will reach 225 players before the end of four levels.