Olekssi Kovalchuk has had quite the level and is now armed with close to 300,000 chips.
His rise up the chip counts has been helped by some of Andrew Teng's stack. On a 
flop, Teng checked in the big blind and then called when Kovalchuk — under the gun — bet 4,500. The pair saw the dealer put the 
onto the turn and Teng checked, but when Kovalchuk bet 8,500, Teng released.
Andrew Teng lost another pot in quick time and has the cut of a frustrated young gent.
He was on the button and called a mid position raise from Aleh Plauski to see a 
flop appear. Plauski continued for 6,000. Call.
Both players checked the 
turn to head to the 
river. Plauski checked once more and snapped off Teng's 14,000 bet. Teng shoved his cards towards the muck and Plauski opened 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Eames informed us that he and Glen Cymbaluk have clashed on several occasions this afternoon and that Cymbaluk keeps coming out on top. Another hand just went Cymbaluk's way.
Everyone had folded to Eames, who was seated in the cutoff, and he opened the pot. Only Cymbaluk in the big blind called. The pair saw the 
flop be dealt, Cymbaluk lead out for 4,200 and Eames called.
That was the last of the betting as the duo checked the arrival of the 
then the 
, Cymaluk taking down the hand with his 
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Jason Helder raised to 4,000 from early position only to have Lardo Leheste move all in for 49,500. Action folded back around to Helder and he made the call.
Showdown
Helder: 
Leheste: 
Leheste had been playing tight all day long, and it looked like his patience was about to pay off. The 
flop was no threat to Leheste, and neither was the turn. All he needed to do was dodge a ten on the river to double, and that's exactly what he did as the harmless 
peeled off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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136,000
-229,100
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102,000
32,000
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32,000 |
William Davis, who appeared as a Loose Cannon on the PokerStars.net Big Game, was just eliminated by Emeric Styevlik. Davis open-shoved his last 40,000 or so with 
, Styevlik called with 
, and the board ran out 
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Styevlik is now up to 130,000 chips.
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88,200
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88,200 |
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Level 13 is in the books, which means it's time for the last 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
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