Daewoong Song raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Chris Moorman made it 6,400 from the button. Song fired back with a stack of grey T-5,000 chips and Moorman committed the rest of it. Action was heads up and Moorman was at risk for 43,700.
Chris Moorman: J♦J♠
Daewoong Song: A♥5♥
The board ran out Q♣2♥K♥9♦3♦ and Moorman held on with jacks to secure a double.
Tim Duckworth shoved all in for 8,500 in the small blind and Barrett Lipkin called in the big blind.
Tim Duckworth: 8♥8♣
Barrett Lipkin: K♣5♣
The board ran out J♥6♦5♥A♥10♥ and Duckworth improved to a flush to secure the double.
Jeremy Becker raised to 2,400 in middle position, Tom Orpaz flatted the button, and the big blind defended.
The dealer spread the 10♥8♥8♦ flop and action checked to Orpaz who bet 5,000. The big blind folded and Becker called.
The 2♥ landed on the turn and Becker checked. Orpaz put out a bet, Becker folded, and Orpaz revealed his 7♦5♣ as he collected the pot.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
On the turn of a 8♥8♣2♣9♥ board, Johnnie Moreno was all-in. Mantas Urbonas thought about it and put in the chips to put Moreno at risk.
Johnnie Moreno: J♥10♦
Mantas Urbonas: 9♦7♦
The K♣ completed the board and Moreno made his exit from the table.
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Phil Hellmuth returned from dinner with a Snickers bar and 27,600 after he registered for the tournament just before the break.
Also at the table was Mitchell Halverson, who is looking to add to over $1.7 million in career earnings with a deep run this week at Resorts World. Halverson has had a great year and it all started with an 11th-place finish for $112,600 at the PCA in January.
As for Hellmuth, he returns to the felt with no little tournament action since the summer — a summer in which he picked up his 17th WSOP gold bracelet in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty.
To celebrate his return, PokerNews stopped by the table for an orbit with the 17-time champion:
Hand 1: Hellmuth started the orbit in the small blind and folded to a raise of 2,200 from the button.
Hand 2: Hellmuth raised to 2,500 from the button and a player in the big blind called. The flop was J♣J♦8♠ and both players checked to see 6♦ on the turn. The big blind checked and then folded when Hellmuth tossed out 1,500.
Hand 3: Hellmuth folded from the cutoff.
Hand 4: Hellmuth opened with a raise to 2,500 from late position and a player on the button called. The flop was 7♠10♦A♥ and Hellmuth check-folded to a bet of 3,500 from the button.
Hand 5: Hellmuth folded.
Hand 6: Hellmuth folded.
Hand 7: Hellmuth folded.
Hand 8: A player in middle position raised to 2,500 and Hellmuth called from the big blind. Both players checked the 6♦3♠4♠ flop and the turn was A♣. Hellmuth called a quick bet from his opponent and the river was K♥. Both players checked and Hellmuth turned over 2♦2♣ to take the pot.
Andrew Moreno raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Tom Orpaz flatted the button, and Mantas Urbonas shoved all in for 31,600 in the small blind. Moreno called and Orpaz folded.
Andrew Moreno: A♠9♣
Mantas Urbonas: A♦K♥
The board ran out Q♠6♠4♦3♠2♣ and Urbonas' superior kicker stayed in front to secure his double.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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