Kyle Bowker is up to 17,300 chips, which keeps him in touch with the chip leaders.
Bowker is a regular on the live tournament circuit around the United States of America, with him willing to play any tournament, in any format with buy-ins from $200 up to $10,000 — he's a true grinder. Bowker finished 16th in this very tournament last year and will have his fingers crossed that he finishes 15 places higher in 2013.
Another big stack is that of Andy Frankenberger, a man who is looking to add to his brace of bracelets. There's still a long way to go in this event, but now that Frankenberger finds himself with 11,800 chips during only the third level, he must be confident of a deep run.
Meanwhile, "The Poker Brat" Phil Hellmuth finds himself down to 4,275 chips after almost three levels of play.
After a bet of 1,400, Ryan Laplante had made a reraise to 3,500 on a board of . After some thought his opponent moved all in and Laplante called.
Laplante:
Opponent:
The turn came the keeping Laplante ahead with his set for the high and giving him a low draw as well. The river was the though, giving his opponent a straight, and the nut low. Laplante received zero percent of the pot and was knocked down to just 3,000 chips after the hand.
The tournament has just attracted its 400th customer and the prize pool continues to swell. If you want to try and win a piece of that ever-growing prize pool, head to the Amazon Room at the Rio with $3,000 in your hand and they will find you a seat. You have to be in it to win it.
Walking by the self proclaimed "Funnest Table In the Room," we caught Gavin Smith involved in a hand with another player.
On a board of a player had bet 1,500 which Smith had raised to 4,500. The table was unusually quiet for at least two minutes until the player folded and Smith took the pot down.
"Winner winner chicken dinner," Smith said in a voice deeper than his normal one.
As he was collecting the pot, Smith struck up a conversation with Madsen about collecting something else.
"I feel like you should owe me something," Smith said to Madsen.
"Like what?" Madsen said.
"I don't know, something," Smith replied.
"Well you sold all my debts to Cantu," Madsen said.
"Yeah but I kept all the little dinky ones," Smith said. "Just ship me five hundred and we'll call it even."
"No," Madsen said. "I'll tip for drinks all night though, how about that?"
"Alright deal," Smith said.
"But only when you're with me," Madsen replied. "I don't want to wake up with a $4,500 bill for champagne."
Either way, looks like the conversation is still lively at the funnest table in the room and with the drinks pouring in, it can only get better.
Jeff Madsen, Dj. Steve Aoiki from earlier in the series.
Jeff Madsen was involved in a pot with one other player on a board of . On that board Madsen put out a bet of 275 that met a raise of 1,000 from his opponent. Madsen just called.
While the dealer was putting out the on the river, Gavin Smith, who was aslo seated at the table in the 10 seat received a drink that he had ordered.
"Cheers," he said to Madsen who was still in the hand. The two men tapped their cups together and took a drink, after which Madsen checked. "You know, I think this could be the funnest table in the room if we got everyone drinking Greyhounds," Smith said.
"Oh," Madsen replied. "No doubt about it."
At this point, Madsen's opponent checked back and showed his for two pair. It was good and he took down the pot.
"I think the tough spots are going to be seats one, two, and three," Smith said, talking about who wouldn't be taking a drink at the table. "They are going to take some convincing."
"This guy's got a Budweiser shirt on," Madsen said about another player on the table. "He wont be hard to convince."
Either way, looks like the players at the table are enjoying themselves, but we'll update if we see anymore shenanigans occur.
The tournament appears to have lost Chris Bjorin as a participant as his seat on Table 382 is now vacant and where his chips once were there is only green felt.
Bjorin is a legend of the game, one with over $5,500,000 in live tournament winnings. Sadly, for him at least, Bjorin will not be adding to that impressive total in this event.
. After some thought his opponent moved all in and Laplante called.
keeping Laplante ahead with his set for the high and giving him a low draw as well. The river was the 
though, giving his opponent a straight, and the nut low. Laplante received zero percent of the pot and was knocked down to just 3,000 chips after the hand.
on the river, Gavin Smith, who was aslo seated at the table in the 10 seat received a drink that he had ordered.
