Paul Newey was all in for 41,000 with the 
against the 
for Praytush Buddiga. The board ran out 
, and Newey doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
91,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Scott Seiver was all in from the cutoff seat for 78,000, and Isaac Haxton called on the button. Everyone else folded, and it was Seiver at risk with the 
against the 
for Haxton.
Despite Haxton flopping the lead, Seiver won the pot thanks to a straight on the river after the board ran out 
.
"This tournament's fun," said Jason Mo after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
||
|
173,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
||
From under the gun, Igor Kurganov raised to 20,000. Ole Schemion flat-called on the button, and then Scott Seiver reraised all in for 151,000 from the small blind. Play moved back to Kurganov, and he folded. Schemion then tank-called with the 
, but he was behind the 
for Seiver.
The 
board finished off Seiver for the second time today as Schemion made a flush. Schemion moved to 440,000 in chips, and Seiver was eliminated. We'll let you know if he returns to the field with a third bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
430,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Paul Newey was all in with the 
against the 
of Praytush Buddiga. No help came for Newey on the 
board, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Dan Smith was all in with the 
for 205,000 against the of Sam Trickett. Smith was the player at risk. The board came 
, and Smith doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
-177,000
|
-177,000 |
The players are on their final break of the day. When they return, three more levels will be played before calling it quits for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
848,000
-198,000
|
-198,000 |
|
||
|
605,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
490,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
||
|
|
445,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
405,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
396,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
||
|
|
349,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
|
||
|
340,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
338,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
290,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
245,000 | |
|
|
||
|
114,000
-222,000
|
-222,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
96,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Scott Seiver just returned to the field for a third buy-in to this $250,000 Challenge. He's now invested AU$750,000 in buy-ins, and there are 21 total entries thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
Scott Seiver has reentered the field with a third buy-in. Here is the current table and seat draw for the players, and we'll keep this updated periodically throughout the day.
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | --empty-- |
| 8 | 2 | --empty-- |
| 8 | 3 | Doug Polk |
| 8 | 4 | Phil Ivey |
| 8 | 5 | --empty-- |
| 8 | 6 | Praytush Buddiga |
| 8 | 7 | Erik Seidel |
| 8 | 8 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 1 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 2 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 3 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 4 | Stephen Chidwick |
| 10 | 5 | Dan Smith |
| 10 | 6 | Steve O'Dwyer |
| 10 | 7 | Sam Trickett |
| 10 | 8 | Mike McDonald |
| 11 | 1 | Jason Mo |
| 11 | 2 | Scott Seiver (3) |
| 11 | 3 | --empty-- |
| 11 | 4 | Ole Schemion |
| 11 | 5 | --empty-- |
| 11 | 6 | Isaac Haxton |
| 11 | 7 | Igor Kurganov |
| 11 | 8 | --empty-- |
The number in parenthesis dictates the buy-ins a player has made into the event.
