Ira Blumenthal was just sent home when he took his overpair up against the flush draw of his opponent. Blumenthal moved all in on a flop of holding the . His opponent, Naohiro Ishihama made the call holding the . The turn was disaster for Blumenthal as it came the , completing his opponent's flush and left him drawing dead. Ira Blumenthal was eliminated and Naohiro Ishihama is now sitting on 17,500 in chips.
Overhearing the Saab/Kagin prop bet, Tony Purchase also wanted in on the action. He's now part of the bet but was forced to pay 3,000 Won as a 5,000 bill was the smallest currency he had on him.
It has been overheard that David Saab and Adam Kagin have a "last longer" prop bet for this tournament. The loser of the bet will not only have to hand over a piece of their pride, but also 1,000 Korean Won (slightly more than one U.S. Dollar).
On a flop of , Joe Hachem leads out for 400 and is called by Chris Lee. The turn card is the . Hachem bets out 1,500 and Lee makes the call. The river is the and Hachem bets out 1,500 once more. Lee goes into the tank and eventually makes what looks like a painful call. Hachem has , but Lee shows for a flopped set.
It was just announced that there are only 18 minutes remaining for those wishing to make a late registration in today's main event. Included in the announcement was a reminder that the prize pool for this event is currently over $400,000 USD.
It should come as no surprise that the "Who's Who" of today's event is primarily composed of Team PokerStars players. 2006 World Champion Joe Hachem, Vanessa Rousso, Isabelle Mercier and 2007 WSOP Main Event runner-up Tuan Lam are just a few of the famous faces in the event.
Team PokerStars member Masa Kagawa has just taken a huge hit and is down to just 1,500 in chips. On a flop of Jason Lee leads out for 2000 and Masa raises to 4,000. Lee moves in for 8,100 and Masa makes the call.
Jason Lee
Masa Kagawa
The turn card is the giving Masa a flush draw, but the river blanks out and he is left short stacked.