Following the break the play has been extremely slow.
We haven't seen a flop on one table, while the other is happy to fold to a single raise as pots get pushed round and round.
With several stacks under the ten-big blind mark, it was expected that a final table fairly quickly - but at the current pace, who knows how long we'll have to wait till we reach the final nine.
Kyle Carlston raised to 17,500 from the cut off and Marc Tschirch came over the top for 40,000. Carlston called and they saw a flop of . Tschirch led out for 40,000 and took down the pot.
In a battle of the blinds Kyle Carlston raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Blake Stepp made it 48,000 to go from the big blind. Carlston reraised enough to put Stepp all in and he made the call.
Carlston:
Stepp:
The board comes and for a second time Carltson outflops Stepp.
Stepp is eliminated in 15th place collecting $9,919.
David Sands opened to 21,000 from the button and found a caller in Michael Roche in the small blind before Jason Dewitt made it 64,000 to go from the big blind.
Sands passed, but Roche pushed all in with Dewitt quick to call.
Roche:
Dewitt:
The flop of would see Dewitt surge into the lead, and when the and fell on the turn and river and Roche hit the rail in 16th place.