On the 
board, one player checked the action to $100,000 Challenge winner Dan Smith. Smith bet 1,875 and got check-raised to 5,450. Smith folded and dropped under 20,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,100 | -11,900 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000 | 44,000 |
|
43,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
41,000 | 11,000 |
|
|
38,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
30,000 | -15,000 |
|
23,000 | -4,000 |
|
14,000 | -14,000 |
|
13,200 | -30,800 |
|
8,100 | -21,900 |
|
|
7,000 | -23,000 |
Phil Ivey was involved in yet another pot, this time on the 
board against two other players. After the first player checked and the second player bet 3,500, Ivey called. The first player also called and the turn brought the 
. All three players checked and the river completed the board with the 
. The first two players checked to Ivey and he bet 7,000. The first player made the call and then the other player folded 
face up with the 
in his hand. Ivey showed the 
for a straight to the nine and his opponent flashed the 
before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
146,000 | 26,000 |
We heard the dealer call an all in at Sorel Mizzi's table, and we scurried over to see that it was he who was at risk for his last ~15,000 or so. The 
flop was already out on board, and it was a monster for Mizzi's 
. He was up against Jeff Hakim who'd outflopped him with 
, though, and Mizzi needed to catch a card to stay alive.
The turn 
was a blank, and the river 
was as well, and Mizzi was unable to get over the hump. He seemed content with the hand as he nodded and wished Hakim luck, then headed out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
"Just call me 'Carwash George'", the player said who just won a nice pot with Phil Ivey involved. Ivey started off the action with a raise to 550 getting calls from two players. The flop came down 
and after two checks Ivey bet 1,100. Once again he got two callers after which the turn brought the . All the players checked and the river was the 
. The first player bet 1,600 and George decided to raise to 3,200. Ivey folded his cards as did the other player. George turned over 
and he probably wasn't happy with the small amount of chips he won.
Meanwhile Ivey produced a smile as the next hand got dealt. He is up to 120,000 chips and crushing this thing!
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The second level is in the books and another 15-minute break has come.
Tony Bloom won the Aussie Millions Main Event in 2004 but he will have to wait another year for his second victory. On a 
flop there were lots of bets and raises. Bloom had a yellow 5,000 chip in front of him while his opponent, Stanley Woo, had two of those chips invested. Bloom decided to shove for 30,750 and Woo made the call.
| Tony Bloom | |
| Stanley Woo |   |
The turn was the 
and the river the ending Bloom's tournament very early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Here's a round of photos from the oddly-lit near half of the room.
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