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Kara Scott is battling against substitute opponent Andrew Robl but so far Robl has had the upper hand in their match. A short-stacked Scott got her chips in pre-flop with two black kings; Robl tried to eliminate her with 
. Robl flopped a pair of tens but never improved after that, 
. Scott doubled up to some scattered applause from the crowd.
Frank Kassela is wearing "Lights Out" Poker gear for today's match. Seems fitting: the curtain has fallen on his tournament. In a limped pot, Kassela led a 
flop. Bord check-raised all in with 
, a flush draw; Kassela called with 
. Bord's flush filled after turna nd river cards of 
. Each player stood up, shook hands, and then Kassela headed for the exit.
Bord will return tomorrow.
Minutes ago, Phil Hellmuth was all in against David Benyamine but managed to run out a chop to stay alive. This time, he found himself at risk with 
to Benyamine's 
. No help from the 
flop. Hellmuth stood up from his seat. Turn was the . Didn't seem that helpful. The whole side of the room erupted as the on the river put a straight on the board and sent Hellmuth's chips back to him. And the game continues.
Despite doubling up against Andrew Robl earlier, a short-stacked Kara Scott moved in pre-flop again, this time with . Robl showed 
, almost the same hand he had for their last all-in encounter. Scott must have been surprsied to be in the lead, but this time Robl's 10-8 overtook her, 
. Robl's jack-high straight eliminated Scott here in the Round of 64.
Gavin Smith and Gus Hansen were all in for about ten minutes while they waited nervously for Leeann Tweeden to finish filming her introduction to the new feature table (Tom Dwan and Don Cheadle were moved there after Phil Laak busted Daniel Negreanu). Then they had to wait some more while cameras captured the all-in between Kara Scott and Andrew Robl. And finally, finally it was their turn.
They'd been staring at the 
flop long enough to have it memorized it by the time they were allowed to table their cards. Smith was in the lead with 
for top pair and had Hansen covered. Gus needed help with his 
for middle pair. The turn and 
river were bricks, and after a long wait, it was all over quickly.
"I lost $100 on that," Smith said. "I had Hansen to win it." Gavin will play James Bord in the next round.
Former NFL running sensation Emmitt Smith was quite short against David Williams. Smith got it in pre-flop with 
and was called by Williams' . The unimproved ace was still in front on a flop of 
, then improved to a pair of aces with the turn. That card also gave Smith a flush draw.
David Williams' mother couldn't watch the river card come down; Smith's rail was on their feet. They exploded in cheer at the 
river that filled Smith's flush and kept his match alive.
Tom Dwan and Don Cheadle chopped another all-in when they both tabled pocket jacks. But their third all-in had a clear winner. Cheadle was at risk with to Dwan's 
. The flop was pretty decisive: 
, and durrrr was drawing dead. He's still got a lead over Cheadle, however.
Emmitt Smith is still juking. He moved in pre-flop with 
and was called by David Williams, who tabled 
. Smith made a pair of 9s on a board of 
, enough to double up and further extend the match. The two players are now roughly even in chips.
David Williams found himself all in with 
against Emmitt Smith's 
. The flop was clean, but Williams couldn't breathe easy until the 
gave him an unbeatable set. But just for fun, the dealer put the case 
on the river. Williams took a slight lead with his quad quads.
