The players have returned from their one-hour dinner break and the cards are back in the air.
The players have returned from their one-hour dinner break and the cards are back in the air.
Mitchell Carle just doubled up to 200,000 after his pocket nines held up against the 
for his opponent.
Brendon Rubie opened with a raise only to have the small blind move all in for 52,900.
With the action on Vijayan Nagarajan in the big blind, he made the call as Rubie kicked his cards to the muck.
Nagarajan: 

Opponent: 

The board ran out 



to see Nagarajan eliminate his opponent and climb to 210,000 in chips.
From middle position, Eddy Sabat raised to 6,000. Aaron Tran, who has been battling back and forth with Sabat all day, reraised to 15,000 from the small blind. Sabat four-bet to 38,600 when action got back to him. Tran gave it up and Sabat won the pot.
Sabat increased to 205,000 and Tran dropped back to 375,000.
Antoine Amourette opened to 6,600 from the button and Con Angelakis made the call from the big blind to see a 

flop fall.
Both players checked before Amourette's 8,600-chip bet was check-called by Angelakis as the
rolled off on the river.
Amourette continued his aggression with a bet of 12,600 and Angelakis again check-called.
Amourette tabled his 
for a straight to a collect the pot and move to 560,000.
The following hand after opening the cutoff, Amourette fired out 8,200 on the 

flop with his opponent making the call before both players checked the
on the turn.
Now faced with a 15,000-chip bet when the river landed the
, Amourette made the call, only to muck at the sight of his opponent's 
as he slipped back down to where he began the last hand; 530,000 in chips.
From the button, Daniel Negreanu raised to 6,800. Jarred Graham made the call from the small blind before [Removed:505] squeezed all in from the big blind to win the pot. He was able to chip up to about 95,000 with this maneuver.
PokerStars.net Online Qualifier Julian 'intimad8or32' Cohen found the last of his chips in the middle against Tom Rafferty.
Cohen: 

Rafferty: 

Although no aces or kings would spike on the board, the dealer spread five cards of 



to see Rafferty make a wheel and force Cohen to the rail.
Rafferty is now up to 225,000 in chips.
From under the gun, In Wook Choi raised to 7,000. Daniel Negreanu flat-called from the hijack seat before action folded to Jay "SEABEAST" Kinkade on the button. He reraised to 25,000 and action folded back around to Negreanu. After a little bit of thought, Hollywood-ing perhaps, Negreanu looked at the dealer and announced that he was all in. Kinkade quickly gave another look at his hand and then called, tabling the 
. Negreanu rolled over the 
.
The board ran out 



and Negreanu aces held. Kinkade was eliminated as Negreanu tamed the beast and moved to 266,000 in chips.
Ali Khalil opened to 6,500 for the second consecutive time, but instead of easily picking up the blinds and antes, Manuel Hansimikali three-bet to 13,000 next to act.
Khalil made the call, before both players checked it down to the river with the board spread as follows 



.
Khalil led for 20,000 and Hansimikali made the call only to muck at the sight of Khalil's 
.
As Hansimikali slips to 140,000, Khalil climbs to 290,000 in chips.
Daniel Neilson got into a preflop raising war with Reza Vakili that saw all of Neilson's go into the middle. After a couple minutes in the tank, Vakili called the last 75,000 or so with the 
. Neilson had him dominated with the 
.
The flop and turn kept Neilson in the lead with the 


falling, but the
hit the river and delivered a walloping blow to Neilson, sending the Day 1b chip leader out the door.
"I'm a donk! Yes! I'm a donk!" yelled Vakili, fist pumping before sitting back down in his chair to collect the pot.