Hoyt Corkins was involved in a sizable four-way hand where he made an 
to eliminate Lonnie Heimowitz and move himself up to 83,000 chips. Also in the hand were Davidson Matthew and Chris Fargis, who were left with 24,000 and 48,200, respectively.
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It's not been a good level for the Team PokerStars Pros. Barry Greenstein was eliminated in one of the first hands back, and Bill Chen has followed him out the door just a few minutes after. And now, looking up across the floor, we see George Danzer also making his departure. The eliminations of those three sponsored players leaves our field absent any more Team PokerStars Pros.
Jameson Painter and Alexander Kostritsyn capped the action pre-draw and then both drew one card. Painter checked-called a bet from Kostritsyn before each player drew one apiece on the second draw as well. Painter check-called again.
On the third draw, both players drew one and then checked after. Kostritsyn showed the 
and beat Painter who held a pair of sevens in his hand. Painter has 72,000 chips and Kostritsyn 29,600.
Here are the chip counts heading into Level 11.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
|
84,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
|
80,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
70,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
60,000
27,600
|
27,600 |
|
|
55,000
19,900
|
19,900 |
|
|
54,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
53,000
-14,300
|
-14,300 |
|
51,000
38,900
|
38,900 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
48,100
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
43,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
32,000
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
||
|
32,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
31,000
-100
|
-100 |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
25,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
|
22,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
21,000
6,900
|
6,900 |
|
18,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
13,500
-12,600
|
-12,600 |
|
8,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,400 | |
|
6,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
4,200
-39,300
|
-39,300 |
Just after the break, Barry Greenstein was eliminated from the event as quietly as a tree falling in the proverbial woods.
Shawn Buchanan raised from middle position, John Monnette reraised from the small blind and then Raymond Davis called from the big blind. Buchanan then raised all in for 3,800 and both his opponents called.
On the first draw, Monnette drew three, Davis drew two and Buchanan drew two. Monnette then check-called a bet from Davis.
On the second draw, Monnette drew two, Davis drew one and Buchanan drew two. Monnette checked, Davis bet and Monnette folded, leaving Davis heads up with the all-in Buchanan.
Davis stood pat for the third draw with his 
. Buchanan drew one. He showed a and then mucked his other cards before exiting to the rail. Davis improved to 32,000.
From the button, Pat Poels raised. George Danzer reraised from the small blind and Poels called. Danzer drew two and Poels drew one. Danzer checked, Poels bet and Danzer called.
On the second draw, both players drew one each and then checked. On the third draw, both players took one each again. Danzer check-folded to a bet from Poels and dropped to 2,300 chips. Poels increased to 59,000. Shortly thereafter, Danzer was busted.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante:
The players have finished the first two levels of the day and are on a 20-minute break. We'll post full chip counts for the remaining field shortly after the players return from their walkabouts.
Sorel Mizzi was the initial raiser from the button, and David Singer three-bet from the small blind. Mizzi four-bet, and Singer called, and it was off to the drawing rounds.
Singer pulled two cards and check-called a bet from Mizzi who drew one. Mizzi stood pat the rest of the way and fired a bet on the second draw. Singer asked for one card and made the call, and he took one more card on the final round as the action went check-check.
Mizzi turned up 
, and that's the winner. He's up to 56,000 after that pot, while Singer drops to 37,000 just as the break approaches.
