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James Akenhead raised to 3,000 from UTG+1; Jason James, who'd limped under the gun, made the call. After both players had checked the 
flop, James (Jason, that is - boy, this could get confusing) check-called a bet of 5,000 on the 
turn. Despite the turn action, the 
river went check, check, only for Akenhead to pick up the pot with 
.
Akenhead - 67,000
James - 27,000
With 22,300 in front of Bryce Yockey in the cut-off, and 7,700 before Felipe Ramos on the button, my best assumption would be that there was a small raise and a reraise, before Yockey decided to bump up the action with a four-bet. Ramos, meanwhile, had a difficult stack, 22,300 behind and the bubble looming. Although a die waited patiently on top of his cards, Ramos decided not to roll it and made the fold.
After a 
flop, Jason Mercier was all in against Thomas Rutter and the hands were tabled.
Showdown
Mercier: 
Rutter: 
Mercier moved ahead with the 
on the turn and he hit his flush after the 
rivered just for kicks and giggles. He doubled to 48,000 chips and Rutter is left with just 4,000.
Kenneth Matsson was just all in over on Table 374 and Trai Dang had him at risk.
Dang held 
against Matsson's 
. The board ran 
and Dang's sixes-full sent Matsson to the rail.
Dang now has 120,000 chips.
Victor Fey has also hit the rail recently.
Yuval Bronstein has been eliminated from today's event, just prior to his table breaking.
All in preflop, Michael Vierheller found his tournament life on the line with 
versus the 
of Christian "Charder" Harder, but with the board coming 
, managed to double up to 42,000 at the death with a rivered straight. Harder, meanwhile, drops to 94,000.
With the flop reading 
, Jordan "Ims0Lucky" Morgan bet 3,500. His opponent Jason Sanders moved all in for 13,600 and Morgan called:
Showdown
Morgan: 
Sanders:
Morgan needed some help and received little from the on the turn. The 
on the river gave Morgan trips for the win though, eliminating Sanders from the tournament. Morgan now sits with 95,000 chips.
Tom Rutter has taken a hit courtesy of Team PokerStars Pro and bracelet winner Michael Keiner, who has doubled up as result. All the monies flew in on a 
flop, Keiner with 
, and Rutter the . Keiner was ahead right from the off, but sealed the deal with a 
on the turn. The river was therefore academic, but I feel inexplicably obliged to report it. Rutter now on 35,000.
They say Pot Limit Omaha is a volatile game, and it didn't take long for first blood to be drawn today. Admittedly, Stephen Burke was short with 16,100, but when he found himself all in with 
versus 
, he wouldn't have expected to be propping up the Bad Bead Bar after just one hand. But, of course, the Poker Gods work in mysterious ways, and after a 
board, the dealer duly popped a third king on the river to send Burke hurtling towards the rail.
We are just 14 spots away from the money to start the day, so we presume that play will begin somewhat slowly.
Once the bubble bursts however, the pots could fly at a rapid rate.
