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Erik Seidel and Jen Harman took a flop of 
. Seidel checked to Harman, then raised all in after Harman led at the pot. Harman called with 
, a pair of eights. Seidel had 
, a pair of eights with a worse kicker. Seidel turned a flush draw, 
, but had to pay out the double-up when the river blanked 
.
Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond was down to 21,000, which he risked with 
. Galfond was pleased to see that he was better than flipping Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier's 
. The 
board brought no surprises, and Galfond doubled. He is still at a two-to-three chip deficit.
Down to 12,800 in chips, Tom Dwan open-raised his button against David Benyamine. Benyamine called with 
, the favored hand against Dwan's 
. Dwan didn't betray much emotion as the board rolled out 
. He made a beeline for the exit while Benyamine stopped to say a few words to his rail. He'll be back later tonight for the Sweet 16.
Peter Eastgate was on the short stack when he called Vanessa Selbst's shove. This pair is capable of tabling just about anything, but it was an unremarkable flip.
Eastgate: 
and at risk
Selbst:
The flop put Eastgate ahead in the hand. The turn and river changed nothing, so they play on.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier had a 7-to-1 chip lead in his match against Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond. Pre-flop, ElkY raised enough to set Galfond all in with a call. Galfond squeezed out and called. He had to duck ElkY's .
There wasn't much drama in this one. Galfond flopped an ace and secured a tidy double-up to 24,000.
On his Twitter feed this morning, Gavin Smith joked, "getting ready for [James] Bord, not often I can play a shorter, scruffier, fatter player than me, we should get professional pics." We hope Smith got those photos taken early because Bord just sent Smith to the rail. Trailing in the match, Smith moved his stack into the middle on an all-small flop, 
. Bord called with bottom set, 
; Smith showed a combination draw with 
. The board immediately paired on the turn, , to improve Bord to an unbeatable full house. He will move on to the next round.
A series of pre-flop raises between Greg Raymer and Phil Gordon got all the chips in pre-flop. Gordon had a very small lead to start the hand.
At showdown Raymer opened 
and Gordon tabled 
. Gordon flopped top pair, 
to take the lead. The turn 
gave Raymer an up-and-down straight draw that did not fill with a river . Raymer was eliminated (but not before giving Gordon a big hug).
Phil Gordon update count: 1.
The Hearts and Diamonds Round of 32 matches are underway. Phil Laak and Michael Mizrachi are center stage; Andrew Robl and Emmitt Smith are at the back feature table.
As a special favor to Phil Gordon, we promise to write as many Phil Gordon updates as the action allows.
We're halfway through the Round of 32. The Spades and Clubs matches saw three WSOP Main Event champions advance to the Sweet 16: Doyle Brunson, Chris Moneymaker and Jonathan Duhamel. Joining them are Olivier Busquet, Jason Mercier, Ayaz Mahmood, David Oppenheim and Eugene Katchalov.
The tournament is on a break now. When play resumes, the Hearts/Diamonds Round of 32 matches will commence:
Hearts and Diamonds Brackets
Andrew Robl v. Emmitt Smith
Gavin Smith v. James Bord
Phil Laak v. Michael Mizrachi ***FEATURE TABLE***
Tom Dwan v. David Benyamine
Bertrand Grospellier v. Phil Galfond
Vanessa Selbst v. Peter Eastgate
Jennifer Harman v. Erik Seidel
Greg Raymer v. Phil Gordon
