Carter Phillips has now cracked the 100,000-chip barrier after taking another pot down, this time through Manny Rodriguez.
Phillips opened to 2,200 from middle position and Rodriguez called from the button before both players checked the flop of . Phillips then fired out 2,300 on the turn of the and that was enough to end it there.
Rodriguez is still alive with around 30,000 in chips. The action is beginning to slow down gradually as we tick over into the last half-hour of the day and 83 players remain.
Aussie online phenom Dean "dinjho" Nyberg is the latest victim to fall at the hands of Team Full Tilt Pro Phil Ivey who is now dominating with 135,000 in chips.
Nyberg raised it up from the cutoff, Ivey reraised from the button, Nyberg shoved and Ivey snap-called, tabling against Nyberg, who was flipping for his tournament life with .
Nyberg's hopes were shattered after the flop came down and the turn and river came running , to make it all but certain that Nyberg was done for the day.
"Phil, could you have hit that flop any harder?" Cliff Lee exclaimed.
The last orbit really, really didn't go well for JP Kelly. The cutoff raised, and Kelly reraised from the small blind. His opponent called to see the flop. Kelly bet out 4,100, and the other player called. On the turn, Kelly checked. The cutoff bet 7,800. Then Kelly shipped in his 32k stack. His opponent spent a minute or two in the tank before making the call to risk his last 27,600 and his tournament life. Kelly's was in need of help as his opponent had called with the best hand - for second pair. The on the river didn't change anything. The cutoff gloated as Kelly sent most of his stack across the felt, leaving himself with only 6,300.
Two hands later, Kelly got those last chips in with against . No help from the board sent Kelly packing while his opponent from the previous hand continued to berate him under his breath. Classy.
A bet and a call, prompted an all-in raise from Howard Lederer in the small blind. The original raiser moved all-in over the top, and the player in between released his hand.
Lederer was in some trouble holding against his opponent's . Lederer however remained unmoved before the flop of was spread.
Still no reaction from Lederer, however his opponent was not as calm. The fell on the turn and on the river ensuring Lederer doubled through his clearly aggetated oppponent.
Lederer remains in this tournament and is now up to 58,000 in chips.
The player under the gun raised to 2,000 from under the gun and Phillips reraised to 13,700 from UTG +1. The action then folded back around to the original raiser, who moved all-in for roughly 50,000 and Phillips made the call for his last 26,400
Phillips:
UTG +1:
The board was spread to see Phillips double though to over 55,000 in chips.
James Akenhead fired 3,600 out of the small blind after the dealer laid out a dry flop. One player folded, and the button called. The turn brought the , and Akenhead checked to his opponent. The button slowly bet 5,600. After a minute Akenhead announced he was all in for about another 25,000. His opponent looked miserable as he muttered calculations to himself. He found a fold, and Akenhead took the pot without showdown.
The railbirds are frothing at the mouth watching Phil Ivey at the feature table and they're hanging on their every move as he continues to crush souls and take small pots here and there.
As such, Ivey is now on a stack worth more than 120,000 and our field reporter was there to catch a recent hand between him and JP Kelly, only this time it was Kelly who was able to take the pot down.
The action folded to Ivey who raised to 2,000 from the cutoff; Kelly called from the big blind before check-calling Ivey's bet of 3,000 on the flop of .
Both players then elected to check down the turn and river of , ; Kelly showed but it was enough to have Ivey send his hand into the muck. Kelly is now up to more than 41,000 in chips.
Dan Smith and Manny Rodriguez would lock horns again soon after the hand that left Smith licking his wounds.
Folded to in the small blind, Smith would raise to 2,400 and get a call from Rodriguez in the big blind.
Flop:
Smith would lead out on the flop for 3,100 whereby Rodriguez would throw in a raise to 11,200. Smith proceeded to snap-fold, jamming his cards into the muck and sending the pot to Rodriguez.
In good faith Rodriguez showed the , taking down the second round of the rivalry that is now Smith and Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is ahead by points at the moment, but stay tuned for round three.
The board read when Rhys Gould bet 7,400 from early position. His opponent in the hijack raised to 20,000. Gould moved all in for only 400 chips more and it was time to show. He was all smiles with for top two pair, especially when he saw his opponent's for second-best two pair. The river was the , and Gould secured a double up. His friends on the rail cheered and applauded as he stacked his new wealth - 58,000.
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. Phillips then fired out 2,300 on the turn of the 
and that was enough to end it there.
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and the turn and river came running 
, 
to make it all but certain that Nyberg was done for the day.
flop. Kelly bet out 4,100, and the other player called. On the 
was in need of help as his opponent had called with the best hand - 
on the river didn't change anything. The cutoff gloated as Kelly sent most of his stack across the felt, leaving himself with only 6,300.
. No help from the board sent Kelly packing while his opponent from the previous hand continued to berate him under his breath. Classy.
against his opponent's 
. Lederer however remained unmoved before the flop of 
was spread.
fell on the turn and 
on the river ensuring Lederer doubled through his clearly aggetated oppponent.
to see Phillips double though to over 55,000 in chips.
on Erick Lindgren's table and it was on this flop that Erick would have an opponent all-in.
but it was enough to have Ivey send his hand into the muck. Kelly is now up to more than 41,000 in chips.