Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
It seems every time we wander past Michael Mariakis' table that he is deep in a hand. Recently we came to his table with a board showing 



and with an opponent all in. Mariakis looked pained as he pondered the call.
At this point Mariakis went into the tank and after another two minutes, he called the clock on himself. A tournament director came to the table and gave Mariakis one minute to act. Eventually Mariakis timed out and revealed an
as he sent his cards into the muck.
The player who was all in had been very stoic up to this point, but now got to his feet, said "thankyou!" and revealed 
for a worse hand than Mariakis' top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
168,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
65,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
30,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
25,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
21,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
12,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Action folded to Emi Hibuse in the small blind and she raised all in for 10,500. Kenny Shih called from the big blind with the 
. Hibuse held the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 



and Hibuse won the pot with a pair of nines to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,900
11,900
|
11,900 |
|
|
11,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Michael Mariakis raised to 1,700 and an opponent three-bet to 4,600 in position on him. Action folded back to Mariakis and he made the call to see the 

flop. Mariakis checked and his opponent checked.
The turn was the
and, again, both players checked. The river then completed the board with the
and both players checked once more.
Mariakis tabled the 
and his opponent the 
. Mariakis lost the pot and dropped back to 78,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
The action was opened by Michael Mariakis in the cutoff seat and Sixiao Li called from the big blind. Both players then checked down the board as it ran out 



.
Li turned over her 
, with king-high enough to send Mariakis' cards into the muck. A player who didn't partake in the hand then quipped, "why don't you bet? For me you bet every street and just keep bombing it, but not against the lady?"
"She's a good player. Got to respect the good players," said Mariakis in a gentlemanly fashion.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The remaining players — all 70 or so of them — are on their last 10-minute break of the day. When they return, the players will go through two more 60-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
After betting the 

flop for 2,400 and getting raised by an opponent to 7,300, Kenneth Wong reraised all in for approximately 28,000. His opponent gave it up almost immediately and Wong won the pot to push himself back to over 35,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
92,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
64,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
33,000 | |
|
|
12,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |