The PokerStars Blog was on hand to witness a curious case of clock calling earlier today in the Main Event.
As Nick Wright explained:
"Never before had I seen the clock called on the flop because the pre-flop caller (not the aggressor) had taken too long to act. More specifically when that player was first to act so therefore facing no previous action on that street."
In the first hand back from the break, a short-stacked Jens Lakemeier shoved all in under the gun for 125,000 and Sam Greenwood, who was seated to his direct left, just called. The rest of the field cleared out and the cards were turned up.
Lakemeier: 
Greenwood: 
The 
flop paired Greenwood's ace, but it also delivered Lakemeier a flush draw. He had two pulls at a diamond, but neither the 
turn nor 
river was what he was looking for. With Lakemeier's elimintion in 21st place, the remaining 20 players are guaranteed a minimum €23,960 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000 | 164,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,669,000 | 65,000 |
|
1,255,000 | |
|
1,058,000 | -82,000 |
|
831,000 | 227,000 |
|
487,000 | -207,000 |
|
462,000 | -116,000 |
|
168,000 | -240,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,982,000 | -58,000 |
|
1,886,000 | 326,000 |
|
1,607,000 | -23,000 |
|
1,436,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
1,116,000 | -4,000 |
|
444,000 | -329,000 |
|
|
126,000 | -16,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,360,000 | -241,000 |
|
1,037,000 | -28,000 |
|
886,000 | 206,000 |
|
592,000 | -168,000 |
|
519,000 | 216,000 |
|
348,000 | -396,000 |
|
238,000 | 136,000 |
Level 21 has come and gone, which means it's time for the second 20-minute break of the day. Stay tuned for a full list of updated chip counts.
Italy's Gianluca Escobar opened for 26,000 from middle position and cleared the field all the way around to Shannon Shorr in the big blind. The American pro opted to shove all in for roughly 155,000, and Escobar snap-called.
Shorr: 
Escobar: 
It was a bad spot for Shorr, and he would find no salvation as the board ran out a clean 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,065,000 | 165,000 |
|
Busted |
Niall Farrell opened under the gun for 27,000 and Sam Greenwood in the big blind called. Both players checked on 
and the 
hit the turn. Greenwood check called a bet of 38,000, and check called another 75,000 on the 
river. Farrell showed 
and Greenwood mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,630,000 | 210,000 |
|
|
1,120,000 | -287,000 |
Apostolos Bechrakis opened to 27,000 from middle position and Nabil Mohamed Abdien Cardoso three bet to 75,000 from the hijack. The cutoff, button and both blinds folded, and action was back on Bechrakis. He four bet to 177,000 and Cardoso called.
The flop came 
and Bechrakis bet 145,000. Cardoso called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and the completed the board. Bechrakis checked, and folded to Cardoso's push.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,140,000 | 265,000 |
|
|
578,000 | -543,000 |
