PokerStars Ambassador (and the man that this event has been named after) Chris Moneymaker has taken a seat over on Table 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Dragos Haluca has just won another pot, putting him nigh on 150,000, which is five times the starting stack. As he stacked his newly-acquired chips, he smiled as he told PokerNews "deuces never loses".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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148,000
118,000
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118,000 |
There was an open from Thomas Winstone in early position and a flat call from Lubys Zanas on his left. It folds round to Dan Silverman, who gets his last 3,100 all in. Back on Winstone and he calls before facing an 11,500 re-raise from Zanas. Winstone flats and the trio head to see a flop of 
fall.
Winstone checks and snap-folds when Zanas moves all in and the pair turn over their holdings.
Daniel Silverman: 
Lubys Zanas: 
Silverman has out-flopped Zanas and nothing changes by the time the 
comes to complete the board. Silverman gets a triple-up but is still short, whilst Zanas is up on the hand after winning the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | |
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27,500 | |
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10,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
Kastriot Shytani caught the attention of PokerNews as he had just been the beneficiary of a triple knock-out.
He took down a monstrous pot after with 
and sent three of his opponents packing, with Thomas Winstone, Lubys Zanas and Daniel Silverman all unable to beat his flush.
The pot gives him the chip lead and time will tell whether Winstone, Zanas or Silverman will re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000
157,000
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157,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Daniel Silverman has got back in the game and, following the last hand, is really back in it now after winning the pot in a three-handed all in.
Silverman moved all in for 24,000 after an open by Sheldon Colaco and a three-bet from Victor Nitel. When it folded round to Colaco, he went over the top again and Nitel went into the tank before calling just shy of the 30-second shot clock expiring.
Daniel Silverman: 
Sheldon Colaco: 
Victor Nitel: 
Silverman connected on the 
flop and neither the 
turn or 
river changed that, to his delight. After a rocky start, things seem to be on the up for Silverman now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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27,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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27,000
8,500
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8,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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155,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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80,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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57,000 | |
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44,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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24,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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23,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
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8,000
-20,000
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-20,000 |
Given the slight delay to the start time today, the floor has decided to call it a night at the end of Level 15. This means the clock will be paused at around 2:30am.
After losing with pocket-queens, Victor Nitel has won some of his chips back in a hand involving Chris Moneymaker, William Whicher and Daniel Silverman.
It all began with an under-the-gun limp from Whicher, Moneymaker raised to 2,000. Nitel and Silverman defended in the blinds and Whicher made up the difference.
On the 
flop, it was checked round to the 
turn. Nitel bet 3,100 and Silverman and Whicher called but Moneymaker folded.
The river was the and Whicher made it 8,000 to play. Silverman looked tempted, even using one of his time-bank cards but in the end he passed and Whicher did the same.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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67,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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53,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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23,000
-21,000
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-21,000 |
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22,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800