On the end, with a community of 
, Luis Vazquez's opponent checked to him. Vazquez tossed a bounty chip into the middle, indicating he was forcing his opponent all in for 9,500. The player began to think.
"You could always rebuy," Vazquez said.
The player smiled knowingly and kept thinking before finally deciding to call. Vazquez showed him 
for a full house, and he's at 41,500 now.
Amanda Musumeci, in the small blind, checked the turn with the board reading 
. Her opponent fired 3,000, and Musumeci called. She checked the 
river, and this time her opponent bet 6,000. Musumeci called without much hesitation, and her opponent showed 
for ace-high. Musumeci turned over 
for top pair, and she's at about 37,800.
Boris Kotleba just eliminated an opponent after a flop of 
. Kotleba's opponent held 
for trips, but Kotleba had flopped a boat with . The full house held up, and Kotleba's at 24,000 right now.
Blinds are now 150-300 with a 25 ante.
Laurence Wolf raised an opponent all in on the end with the board reading 
. Wolf's opponent thought briefly before making the call, showing . Wolf turned over 
for inferior trips, and he's down to 12,875.
Players are back in their seats after a 15-minute break.
We took a long sweep through the room and here are some of the faces we've picked out of the crowd:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Dan Heimiller | 35,300 |
| Amanda Musumeci | 25,050 |
| Luis Vazquez | 32,400 |
| Bob Panitch | 31,200 |
| Ari Engel | 17,025 |
| Philip Rinaldi | 62,600 |
| Laurence Wolf | 22,650 |
| Allard Broedelet | 27,800 |
| Jesse Cohen | 29,000 |
| Cotton Snuffer | 25,250 |
Blinds are currently 75-150, and the field looks to be right around 250 players deep. After this level, registration is open for three more levels.
Two events are set to begin today, one of the few days where we're kicking off with a fresh slate, as nothing that started in previous days is carrying over. We'll start with the $350+50 Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em, in which players buy in for $400 but also must have a black $100 chip to send to the player who takes the last of their chips. Cards are scheduled to be in the air in mere moments for that. That tournament will finish later today or in the wee hours of tomorrow.
At 3 p.m., one of the more anticipated tournaments will kick off: the $1,500+150 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em, which will see a maximum of 128 players matched up in one-on-one poker combat. Level will last 30 minutes, and players begin with 25,000 chips.
We'll be bringing you the relevant updates from all of the exciting matches here on PokerNews.
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