The first level of Day 3 has come to an end, and that means it's time for the first 20-minute break of the day. Here are some highlights from Level 11:
A short-stacked Brian Hastings got his stack of 63,100 all in preflop holding the and was in great shape to double against the of Ben Yu. The flop gave Hastings a full house and left Yu looking for running tens. The turn took away any hope of that happening, and after the was put out on the river, Hastings received a much-needed double.
The action folded around to John Juanda, who opened from the hijack, before Tom McCormick committed the last of his chips in.
“I have to call,” sighed Juanda, before rolling over his .
McCormick quickly stood up from his chair, after tabling his , and watched as the board came down , to see him eliminated from the tournament, just short of the break.
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Kevin Song raised on the button, Jason Mercier defended his big blind, and both players drew two cards. Mercier check-called a bet, both players drew one card, and Mercier check-called another bet.
On the third and final draw, Mercier drew one and Song stood pat. Mercier checked, Song bet, and Mercier folded.
Action folded to Jeff Lisandro on the button and he raised. John Hennigan responded with a three-bet from the small blind, Lisandro called and then both players drew two.
After Hennigan bet, Lisandro called and drew two to his opponent's one. Another bet and call ensued and then Hennigan stood pat while Lisandro drew one. Hennigan bet on last time and showed a 7-6-5-3-2 low after Lisandro called, which was good enough to win the pot.
In addition to the chips he won in this hand, Hennigan has obviously won more since as he has more than double his stack from the start of the day.
Shaun Deeb: / (FOLD)
Adam Friedman: / /
Jonathan Duhamel: / /
Jeremy Ausmus brought it in with the , Deeb completed, Friedman called, and Duhamel completed. Deeb and Friedman both called. On fourth street, Duhamel checked, Deeb checked, and Friedman bet. Only Duhamel called.
The 2010 WSOP Main Event champion proceeded to check-call three more bets on fifth, sixth, and seventh, then mucked when Friedman showed for a straight and a six low.
Erik Sagstrom completed and received a call from ten-time bracelet winner Doyle Brunson. "Texas Dolly" proceeded to check-call bets on every street including seventh.
"I think you've got me," Brunson admitted as he put in the last call. Sagstrom didn't seem too sure as he tabled the for two pair, but it was in fact good as Brunson could only muster a pair of sevens with the .
and was in great shape to double against the 
of Ben Yu. The 
flop gave Hastings a full house and left Yu looking for running tens. The 
turn took away any hope of that happening, and after the 
was put out on the river, Hastings received a much-needed double.
.
, and watched as the board came down 
, to see him eliminated from the tournament, just short of the break.
(FOLD)
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for a straight and a six low.
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