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A number of big Internet players are here today, but one player who I haven't seen playing too many events is Andrew Feldman. He's entered today's tournament and is on 5,500, most recently seen limping under the gun for 200 before folding to a standard raise.
Joining Feldman as representatives of the virtual felt are Daryll Fish, Dusty Schmidt, Chris Moorman and Dan Kelly, all of whom are looking to transfer their online success onto the baize of the Rio.
Down to several hundred, Dennis Phillips moved all in from early position with 
, only to be called by William Miller on the button. With king high, Phillips was hoping for a flip, and his wish was granted as Miller tabled 
for the medium pocket pair.
The 
flop was blank, as was the 
, and despite Phillips declaring, "I can't lose every one," the river card came the 
to send him home.
"And of course," he says with a sigh, glancing over at the PokerNews staff, "they have to report on it."
"I lost my last four races," continued a disgruntled Phillips, "but at least I made it entertaining."
Bernard Lee just finished busting out of Event No. 42: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em and has made his way over to this event to give it another shot. It wasn't all for naught in the other event, as Lee placed 21st for $17,298. It's been somewhat of a dry Series of Lee, but this could be the turn around he's been waiting for.
When he got over here to Event No. 45, Lee's starting stack of 4,500 chips had been blinded off to just 3,000. Two-thirds the starting stack may be a disadvantage, but with some early run-good, he'll be right in the mix of things.
We passed by Antonio Esfandiari's table when he was engaged in a game of "Lodden Thinks" with another player. If you're not familiar with the game, it's when two people bet on what they think a third person thinks is the answer to a question.
Esfandiari thought of the question, pointed to a person at the table and asked "If that guy was getting paid $10,000 for every 12oz. bottle of water he drank before having to stop for any reason, how many bottles could he drink?"
The person playing Lodden wrote down his answer and Esfandiari and his opponent started to set the line. Esfandiari initially set it at 5, and his opponent moved it to 100. Esfandiari immediately took the under.
Our "Lodden" had set the number as eight, meaning Esfandiari won. However, that was just that catalyst for what became somewhat of a debate at the table over how much water someone could drink in one sitting. The gentleman who set the line at 100 was convinced someone could drink much more than 8 bottles of water and said he could probably drink 100.
Esfandiari said, "I bet you $50,000 you can't drink 100," to which our friend replied, "How much if I drink 40?" Esfandiari told him he'd put up $5,000 if he could drink 40 and later said he's put the same amount up to drink two gallons.
A number of people are starting to break that 20,000 mark now. Earlier we reported that Daryll Fish was on 22,000, but now Maria Ho looks like she might be joining that elite group very soon. Ho, who was the highest finishing female player in the 2007 Main Event and a participant of 'The Amazing Race', has just aorund 19,000 in chips.
Isaac Haxton made it 300 to go from middle position and was called by the player in the hijack as well as both blinds. The flop came 
and both blinds checked to Haxton who bet 600. The hijack called, but both blinds got out of the way.
The turn was the and both players checked. Haxton also checked the 
river, but called a bet of 1,600 from the cutoff.
The hijack showed 
and Haxton mucked with his stack falling to 2,350.
A permtastic David Williams is out. He sang his swan song with 
on an (X)(X)
(X) board, but ran into a set of fours with all the money going in on the river.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Phil Ivey won't be tasting bracelet number nine in this event as he's just been snipered down by Brian Zimcosky. It was the latter who kick-started the action, raising it up to 400 from the cut-off. Ivey moved all in for 2,600 with 
and Zimcosky made the call with 
.
Although Ivey spiked a second cowboy on the 
flop, he was immediately desaddled on the 
turn, before the river sealed his fate. This left his victor with 11,000 and the scalp of (according to the general consensus) the best player in the world.
As Ivey departed, he left a $20 bill on the table. Neighbour Brian Alioa was so excited by this that he pulled out his wallet and exchanged the bill for one of his own, just so he could own Ivey's bill. Meanwhile, the tournament directors were trying to decide what to do with the remaining bill. Spin it up, I say!
I joined the action on the 
flop with 2,000 in front of Antonio Esfandiari (middle position) and 600 before his opponent (button), thus suggesting the Magician had pulled off a check-raise. After a brief pause, his foe made it 4,200.
Esfandiari mulled over his options for about 30 seconds and counted out his chips before moving in for his remaining 3,700. His opponent immediately made the call and showed 
, but was chagrined to see Esfandiari table 
for the flopped set.
The turn and river rolled out and 
respectively, leaving Esfandiari with a new and improved stack of circa 12,000.
