Alan Smurfit has been knocked out and we just managed to get a hold of some of the details. Smurfit, owner of a WSOP bracelet, ended up all in with jacks versus 
and the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Davidi Kitai released a straight and flush draw in a hand versus Johnny Lodden for fear he was already drawing dead.
Around 22,000 had made it into the middle by the turn of an 
board. Both players were in mid position and Kitai check-raised Lodden's 10,800 bet up to 22,000. The Team PokerStars Pro responded by moving all in, putting Kitai to the test for his remaining 38,000.
"I have such a big draw! But I might already be dead." said Kitai.
"Jack-ten of hearts?" asked Lodden.
Kitai nodded and then open mucked 
after 30 more seconds of thought. Lodden was kind and opened 
before raking in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
82,200
|
82,200 |
|
||
|
38,000
50,800
|
50,800 |
|
||
Ole Schemion, winner of the Partouche Poker Tour, just managed to grab the chip lead. The 20-year old German, who's not even going to be able to play the WSOP this summer, had 17,000 out in front of him when Walid Bou Habib invested 30,800 from the small blind. Schemion decided to move all in and Habib made the call for around 100,000 chips.
Ole Schemion: 
Walid Bou Habib: 
The board ran out 
and Habib was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
Busted |
Emin Aghayev just raised to 2,000 after which Max Greenwood moved all in for 22,100. The action was folded back to Aghayev who made the call.
Emin Aghayev: 
Max Greenwood: 
The board ran out 
and Greenwood doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
36,600
|
36,600 |
Martin Hanowski was all in and at risk preflop for 20,000 or so holding . He was well ahead of his opponent's 
, and held as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
86,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
74,000
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
47,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
33,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
32,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Anaras Alekberovas and Brendon Rubie were heads up on a board of 
, and roughly 15,000 lay in the middle Alekberovas fired out a bet of 17,000, and after a minute or so, Rubie called.
Alekberovas turned over 
for a rivered pair of aces, and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
88,200
|
88,200 |
|
45,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Paul Volpe, Scott Palmer, Noah Schwartz and David Peters are sitting in a row on Table 22. These four top pros are eying each other's stacks every chance they get and we just saw a good example of that.
A player raised to 2,000, Volpe called and Palmer three-bet to 5,700. Schwartz put in a cold four-bet to 13,700 and that was enough to pick up the pot. We are keeping an eye out for this table as the day goes on as we expect fireworks from these guys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
79,200
|
79,200 |
|
175,000
29,600
|
29,600 |
|
25,000
6,600
|
6,600 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
64,800
|
64,800 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
200
|
200 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
21,100
|
21,100 |
|
26,000
38,400
|
38,400 |
On the paired 
flop, Calvin Anderson and Charbel Salloum checked before Aurelien Guiglini bet 3,000. Luke Schwartz folded, Anderson called, and Salloum folded.
The turn was the 
, and both remaining players in the hand checked to see the 
land on the river. Anderson bet 4,000, and Guiglini gave it up.
