Stephen Chidwick checked the paired 
flop, and Mike McDonald bet 3,000. Chidwick check-raised to 10,000, and McDonald called.
The turn was the 
, and Chidwick checked. McDonald bet 15,000, and Chidwick folded.
In a three-bet pot, Ryan Fee was in position against Jason Mo on the 
flop. After Mo checked, Fee bet 14,000. Mo didn't think too long and folded, giving Fee the pot.
From the cutoff seat, Mike McDonald raised to 3,000. Dan Smith was the only customer, calling from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked to see the 
land on the turn, and Smith checked. McDonald bet 4,000, and Smith folded.
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Erik Seidel 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 | --empty-- |
| 11 | 6 | Isaac Haxton |
| 11 | 7 | Igor Kurganov |
| 11 | 8 | Philipp Gruissem |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | |
|
||
On the button, Scott Seiver raised to 6,000. Phil Ivey called from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Ivey checked, Seiver bet 5,000, and Ivey called.
The turn was the 
to put trips on the board. Ivey checked, Seiver bet 7,500, and Ivey stuck around once more. After the completed the board, both players checked.
Seiver opened the 
, and Ivey turned up the . The two players chopped up the pot.
Paul Newey checked the final board of 
, and Scott Seiver bet 10,500. Newey thought it over, then called, but he couldn't beat the 
that Seiver turned over and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
336,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
||
|
281,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
214,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
With more than 50,000 in the pot on the 
flop, Stanley Choi checked to his opponent, Philipp Gruissem. Gruissem checked behind, and the turn was the . Choi led with a bet of 28,000, and Gruissem made the call to see the river.
On the end, the dealer placed the 
. Choi opted on a bet of 84,000, and this sent Gruissem deep into the tank. While tanking, he held the amount to make the call in his right hand, and his left hand was on his cards. It looked as though he was going back and forth in his head with which hand to push forward to make the decision. Eventually, he called.
Choi shook his hand and didn't want to turn over his hand. Gruissem waited, and then Choi showed just the 
. Gruissem waited more. Then Choi showed the 
to go along with it and it came with a smile on his face. When Gruissem saw the king-queen high, Gruissem tabled the 
to win the pot.
"Nice hand," said Choi. "Nice call."
"Maaan..." responded Gruissem. "It was tough. Tough call."
"You see my cards?" joked Choi.
"No, it was the guy behind you," joked Gruissem.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,500
128,500
|
128,500 |
|
|
||
|
120,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
246,100
-3,900
|
-3,900 |
|
|
||
|
213,800
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
|
||
|
111,500
-11,900
|
-11,900 |
