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Cards are back in the air, but just as the first hand was being dealt, a 500 chip was found on the floor by the rail. After a brief discussion, the tournament director decided that the chip would be taken out of play. "It's the 'we all lose' option," argued the players with a smile.
The board was complete, 
, and 35,000 chips were in the pot when Chase Steely moved all in for 29,000 against James Akenhead. Akenhead thought for a bit before calling and mucked when Steely showed him 
for a rivered two-pair.
Steely doubled to 95,000 chips and Akenhead is down to just 30,500.
After a few limps, Charles Sylvestre raised to 10,000 from the big blind. Matthew Warn, who limped from under the gun, re-raised all in to 42,000. The other limpers folded and Sylvestre made the call.
Showdown
Sylvestre: 
Warn: 
The board ran 
and Warn was shipped the double up with just a pair of sevens.
Warn now sits with 90,000 chips and Sylvestre dropped to 66,000 chips.
Five players were treated to a 
flop where Michael Vierheller led for 10,000. The action ground to a halt on Michael Mixer who asked for confirmation of the bet before thowing in two orange 5,000 chips.
The turn came the 
and, following a brief glance down his chips, Vierheller announced all-in, although the bet was actually 34,400 leaving himself 600 behind. Mixer, who had around 70,000, grabbed an imaginary cushion and made himself comfy in the think tank, but after much dwelling, chip-fingering, and card-checking, relinquished his hand.
After a yoyo of a day in which his stack fluctuated ore frequently than the exchange rate, James Akenhead was finally sent home by fellow short stack Jared Ingless. It was the November Niner who lit the first spark, making a raise of 6,000 from middle position. As quick as a flash, Ingles raised, Akenhead moved all in and Ingless called.
Akenhead: 
Ingles: 
But Akenhead's American Airlines failed to leave the runway, a 
giving Ingles top two pair and a 50,000 stack, and Akenhead the door.
Six-time bracelet winner Jay Heimowitz has been eliminated from today's event. Jeffrey Coddington did the deed, and after adding Heimowitz's chips he sits with 105,000.
According to our sources, Heimowitz has only missed one out of thirty six World Series, and that was because his wife was involved in a car accident, so my spider senses inform me that we may be seeing him again next year.
Jordan Morgan has been snipered down; Chris Hyong was the assassin. Morgan sang his swan song with 
, but was unable to topple Hyong's 
on a subsequent 
board.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Here are a few counts we've grabbed from the Amazon Room:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 | |
|
||
|
160,000 | |
|
||
|
143,000 | |
|
126,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
122,000 | |
|
114,000
26,400
|
26,400 |
|
102,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
88,000
69,500
|
69,500 |
|
|
86,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
85,000
-2,600
|
-2,600 |
|
|
||
|
85,000 | |
|
83,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
79,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
78,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
73,500 | |
|
|
||
|
56,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
46,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
|
46,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
44,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
30,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
17,500
-52,500
|
-52,500 |
As if the recipient of a Mike Tyson jab/uppercut combo, two players have been floored by the hands of Charles Alexandre Sylvestre. The double K.O. began on a 
flop, Khalil Abujawdeh pushing all in for 29,000 and being called by Sylvestre. Out of the blue, Kazuhito Oshima jumped into the ring and shoved over the top. Again, Sylvestre made the call leading to a three-way dance:
Sylvestre:
Abujawdeh: 
Oshima: 
With three breaths simultaneously held, the dealer reached for the deck...
Turn:
Sylvestre spiked two pair! Only the river remained...
River: 
As Abujawdeh and Oshima headed back to the dressing room, Sylvestre scooped in a gargantuan pot and is now right up there contending for the chip lead with 220,000.
Ding. Next round.
