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Simon Watt and an opponent got all their chips in the middle before the flop. Watt held 
and his opponent held 
.
The flop ran out 
. Watt had a sweat with two diamonds on the board. The 
hit on the turn and the 
hit on the river sending Watt's opponent to the rail.
Watt now sits with around 85,000 in chips.
The board read 
when we reached Table 38, and three players had cards including John Andress, and Daniel Alaei. Andress and Alaei both had 1,750 invested, when a third player moved all in for 9,900. Andress tank-folded, but Alaei made the call.
Opponent: 
Alaei: 
The 
on the turn was a brick, prompting Alaei's opponent to rap the table and gather his things. Before he could stand though, the 
slammed on the river, giving him a winning flush. Alaei smirked at the comical act, then cut out 8,000 chips to send across the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
Jordan Young raised to 1,350 from under the gun and the player on the button called. The flop ran out 
. Young bet 1,725 and his opponent called.
The turn brought the 
and Young checked. His opponent bet 2,500 and Young made the call. The 
hit on the river and Young checked. His opponent bet 3,500 and Young reraised to 14,225. After tanking for a bit his opponent made the call.
Young turned over 
and his opponent showed 
to take down the pot.
2010 November Niner Matthew Jarvis opened to 1,325 from under the gun, a player in middle position three-bet to 3,200, and Vanessa Selbst cold-called on the button. Jarvis then four-bet to 9,600, the player in middle position folded, and Selbst again called.
The flop came down 
, and Jarvis tank-checked to Selbst who paused. She eventually fired 9,400, Jarvis instantly moved all in for effectively 45,000, and Selbst folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
James McManus has been nursing a short stack for most of the afternoon, and just now open-raised all in for 8,850 from the button. Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, sitting to McManus' left in the small blind, hemmed and hawed a bit, then finally said he was calling. Ulliott nearly showed his cards before the dealer held out a hand to indicate the big blind was still left to act. "You can flash them, if you want," smiled the BB, and Ulliott chuckled in response. The BB folded, and Ulliott and McManus tabled their cards.
Ulliott showed 
and McManus . The flop came 
, and the author of Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker stood up from his chair. Then came the turn, the 
, and McManus moved to sit back down. The river was the 
, and McManus had survived. He now sits with about 19,000, while Ulliott has about 65,000.
Jason Mercier was all in in the small blind, and a player on the button had him at risk.
Mercier:
Opponent: 
Mercier was safe on the flop (
), and the turn (), but the on the river gave his opponent a king-high straight, eliminating Mercier from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
An opponent in the cutoff seat opened to 7,575, and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi three-bet to 18,525 from the small blind. The player in the cutoff called, and the flop came down . Mizrachi led out for 15,000, his opponent moved all in having him covered, and Mizrachi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
Joe Serock, rocking slightly in his chair while listening to his noise-canceling headphones, opened from the button with a raise to 1,350 and got one caller in the big blind. The flop came 
, the big blind checked, and Serock continued for 1,900. His opponent called. Both then checked the 
turn.
The river came the 
. Serock's opponent checked. Serock, sporting a Dirk Nowitzki Mavs jersey, stopped rocking for a moment and sat quietly before betting 4,800, forcing the fold. Serock sits with about 52,000 at present.
Before we move on to the 10th and final level of the night, we're having one last 20-minute break to get rid of those pesky green (25) chips.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
