From under the gun, Erik Seidel raised to 7,500. Scott Seiver reraised to 19,000 from the hijack seat, and Seidel made the call.
The flop came down 
, and Seidel check-folded to a bet of 12,000 from Seiver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
555,000 | -21,200 |
|
145,000 | 7,000 |
Stephen Chidwick check-called a bet of 10,000 on the 
flop against Dan Smith before the two saw the 
land on the turn. Chidwick checked, and Smith bet 30,000. Chidwick called. After the 
paired the board on the river, Chidwick and Smith checked.
Smith tabled the 
, but that was no good against Chidwick's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
367,000 | 130,500 |
|
199,000 | -82,000 |
"All in and call!" was the yell from the dealer over at Table 8. When we arrived, Erik Seidel was all in for 286,600 with the 
against the 
for Scott Seiver. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
to give Seidel a flush and double him up into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
576,200 | 318,200 |
|
|
138,000 | -287,000 |
Phil Ivey raised on the button to 7,000, Paul Newey called from the small blind, and Praytush Buddiga called from the big blind. The dealer prompted the three with the 
flop, and action checked around to see the land on the turn. Again, action checked around.
The paired the board on the river, and Newey checked. Buddiga bet 12,500, Ivey called, and Newey folded.
Buddiga showed the 
for jack high, and Ivey took down the pot with the 
for ace high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
389,000 | 24,000 |
|
178,000 | -36,000 |
|
162,000 | -88,000 |
Tobias Reinkemeier has entered the field. 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 | Scott Seiver |
| 8 | 2 | --empty-- |
| 8 | 3 | Doug Polk |
| 8 | 4 | Phil Ivey |
| 8 | 5 | Paul Newey |
| 8 | 6 | Praytush Buddiga |
| 8 | 7 | Erik Seidel |
| 8 | 8 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 1 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 2 | --empty-- |
| 10 | 3 | Ole Schemion |
| 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 | Stanley Choi |
| 11 | 3 | --empty-- |
| 11 | 4 | Ryan Fee |
| 11 | 5 | Tobias Reinkemeier |
| 11 | 6 | Isaac Haxton |
| 11 | 7 | Igor Kurganov |
| 11 | 8 | Philipp Gruissem |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
From the hijack seat, Phil Ivey raised to 5,500. He was called by Erik Seidel out of the small blind and Scott Seiver from the big blind before the dealer spread the 
flop. Seidel and Seiver checked, and so did Ivey. The turn was the , and Seidel checked. Seiver bet 6,500, Ivey folded, and Seidel called.
The river was the 
, and Seidel checked. Seiver bet 21,000, and Seidel gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
365,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
258,000 | 8,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000 | 74,000 |
|
|
236,500 | -13,500 |
|
208,000 | -42,000 |
|
97,500 | -152,500 |
With approximately 40,000 in the middle on the 
flop, Ole Schemion bet 20,000, and Sam Trickett made the call.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the pair the board on the river. Schemion led with a bet of 53,000, and Trickett went into the tank. After a minute or so, he raised to 205,000, leaving himself with just 600 in chips behind. Schemion thought about it, then called.
Trickett tabled the for a full house, and Schemion mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
491,000 | 241,000 |
|
179,000 | -195,700 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
246,100 | -3,900 |
|
213,800 | 18,800 |
|
111,500 | -11,900 |
