Brian Rast is again sitting behind a monster stack that towers above all others at his table. We were recently approached at the media desk by one of the dealers who just finished their shift at Rast's table. They were eager to fill us in on a massive hand that Rast just took down.
Apparently Rast held when a flop was dealt on the felt. Rast and one opponent then got all the chips in and Rast's opponent turned over for two-pair. Rast's set held up and he now sits with a bit under 500,000 in chips. Watch this space.
We recently rushed over to Liv Boeree's table as we noticed she had moved all in on a flop showing . It looked like it was a check-raise all in as the dealer brought a couple of bets into the pot and told Randy Lanosga that it was 47,500 more to call.
Eventually Lanosga made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Boeree:
Lanosga:
Boeree was in great shape to double-up and put herself in contention to make it all the way in this event. However it simply wasn't meant to be as the dealer flipped over a on the turn. The meaningless on the river changed nothing and Boeree made her way out of the tournaent area.
It's time for the final 20-minute break of the night. With only 90 players remaining, this event truly is one of the most stacked $1,500 fields we have ever seen, so don't miss all the action. See you back here soon.
"What, you think i'm going to bet lighter than that?" Stephen Reynolds joked as he turned over and raked in a big pot. We didn't catch the action, but the board was showing at the time and another player's cards were going into the muck on the river, so we can assume that Reynolds managed to get a lot of value out of his flopped straight.
We caught up with the action on a flop in a heads-up pot between Brian Rast and James Akenhead.
Rast checked from the big blind and Akenhead led out for 9,500. Rast flatted to see a turn, which brought the . Undeterred, Akenhead fired again - this time for 16,500. Rast gave it some thought, but then gave it up.
Over on David Benyamine's table there is a player sitting in his chair while still wearing his backpack. We aren't sure why, but it doesn't matter because he has emerged as the chip leader. No other player comes even close to the almost 500,000-chip stack that Stephen Reynolds sits behind.
From under the gun, Brian Lemke raised to 8,000. Action folded to the cutoff seat and he made the call. The flop came down and Lemke bet 10,500. His opponent raised to 30,500 and Lemke folded.
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. It looked like it was a check-raise all in as the dealer brought a couple of bets into the pot and told Randy Lanosga that it was 47,500 more to call.
on the turn. The meaningless 
on the river changed nothing and Boeree made her way out of the tournaent area.
at the time and another player's cards were going into the muck on the river, so we can assume that Reynolds managed to get a lot of value out of his flopped straight.
flop in a heads-up pot between Brian Rast and James Akenhead.
. Undeterred, Akenhead fired again - this time for 16,500. Rast gave it some thought, but then gave it up.
. He was up against Scott Seiver with the 
and Hilderbrand doubled.
and Lemke bet 10,500. His opponent raised to 30,500 and Lemke folded.