Break it Down
We've got two levels in the books, and the players have swarmed off into the corridors. We'll be back in twenty minutes.
We've got two levels in the books, and the players have swarmed off into the corridors. We'll be back in twenty minutes.
Kirk Caldwell and Sam Stein are receiving their gold bracelets. Play will be underway shortly.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Cards are back in the air following the break and bracelet ceremonies. We're up to 1,665 runners so far.
A fresh batch of tables just got underway for the players that registered late. They include Andrew Lichtenberger, Paul Volpe, John Van Fleet, Inesa Paberzs, Antonio Esfandiari, John Juanda, Noah Schwartz, Men "The Master" Nguyen, John Phan, Josh Tieman and Jeff Madsen.
From early position David Pham raised to 400 and got two callers, one of them Eric Froehlich. The flop came and Pham led out with 725. Both other players called and the turn came . Pham led again for 1,550, one player folded and Froehlich called. The river came , Pham bet out 2,475 and Froehlich sat for a minute before folding. Pham tossed his cards back to the dealer and is up to 11,300.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adam Levy |
16,300
8,800
|
8,800 |
Kenny Hallaert | 15,500 | |
Noah Schwartz |
14,900
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
||
|
14,800
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
14,400
6,900
|
6,900 |
|
14,100
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
13,500
-200
|
-200 |
|
13,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
13,400 | |
|
13,200
5,700
|
5,700 |
|
12,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
Kelly Kim |
12,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
Men Nguyen |
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
||
Randy Lew |
10,900
3,400
|
3,400 |
Nacho Barbero |
10,800
3,300
|
3,300 |
Shane Schleger |
10,600
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
10,300
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
10,100
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
9,900
2,400
|
2,400 |
Sorel Mizzi |
9,700
800
|
800 |
|
9,600
3,100
|
3,100 |
Neil Channing |
8,100
900
|
900 |
James Mackey | 7,800 | |
|
||
Jeff Madsen |
7,400
-100
|
-100 |
|
||
Gualter Salles | 7,400 | |
Nam Le has worked his starting stack up to 16,200 now, and the last pot saw him standing his ground with on a board. His opponent bet the turn and the river, and Le called him down with the best hand to drag the pot.
Lee has the 2010 Main Event champ, Jonathan Duhamel seated to his direct right.
Brandon Cantu and another player at the table have each received a one orbit penalty for a verbal altercation. Cantu took exception to the other player's reaction to winning a hand. Cantu felt that the player's celebration and antics were out of line and let him know about it. A verbal altercation ensued and the Tournament Floorman gave both players a penalty to blow off the steam.
The pair are seated in the Black section of the Pavilion Room, which is always the last section to break. They could be uncomfortable for quite a long time.
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