Miami John has reason to smile.
Miami John Cernuto checked the flop. His lone opponent, Anthony Grappo, bet 16,000. Cernuto raised to 50k, and his opponent instantly moved all in for not much more. Miami John tabled for a flopped Broadway. Grappo's for two pair was far behind. The on the turn and the on the river didn't change anything. After busting Grappo, Miami John was around the 500k mark now.
Donnie Peters
Dwyte Pilgrim raised preflop from the button and was called by Robert Wisiak in the big blind. The flop came down and Wisiak checked. Pilgrim fired a bet and Wisiak called.
The turn was the and Wisiak checked again. Pilgrim fired 34,000 and Wisiak made the call again.
The river was the and Wisiak led out with a bet of 65,000. "I feel like crying right now," said Pilgrim, tossing his hand into the muck. "That's an emotional hand right there."
He dropped back to 230,000 chips while Wisiak moved up to 500,000.
Donnie Peters
Michael Binger moved all in on a final board of for a little less than a pot-sized bet for about 150,000. Anselmo Villarreal tanked for a few minutes and then made the call for less. Binger announced a straight and tabled the . Villarreal mucked and was eliminated from the tournament. Binger jumped to 425,000 chips.
The tournament staff announced the blinds and antes for Level 17 as 3,000 / 6,000 / 1,000. Turns out the schedule calls for 3,000 / 6,000 / 500. The oversight was discovered after a few minutes.
Daniel Makowsky enjoying the bubble
As the break was beginning, Daniel "amichaiKK" Makowsky found himself in a big hand. He bet out 55,000 on a board, and David Paredes called. The river was the , and Makowsky checked. Parades applied as much pressure as he could, moving all in for 105,500.
Makowsky agonized for several minutes. He counted his own stack a few times. A call would leave him with 20,000. The tournament floor emptied out for break, and finally, Makowsky folded face up. He asked Parades to show, but while sounding genuinely sorry not to be able to put him out of his misery, Parades said he'd tell him at the end of the tournament.
The tournament has reached the second break of the day. As happened yesterday, things are moving along at a brisker-than-anticipated pace, with already fewer than 100 players remaining.