Taking up another empty table is an interesting tussle between Lex Veldhuis and Nam Le.
Lex Veldhuis mentioned that he believes Nam Le thinks that he (Lex) views Nam as a very tight player, and thinks that Nam might play incredibly aggressive instead as a result.
On the feature table, Sammy George is bemoaning his cards, "All I'm getting are 8-2's and 10-4's. I wouldn't mind if they were suited."
Sandra Naujoks still holds the advantage in that match.
Antonio Estfandiari has dropped to about a 2:1 chip deficit after folding to a big 3,500 bet from Andreas Johansson on the river of a board.
Antonio Estfandiari has been chatting to PKR online qualifier Andreas Johansson about which clubs to go to in Vegas. Estfandiari recommending XS at the Encore above all others.
At the poker table, Estfandiari called a bit of 800 on the turn of a board but dwelt for ages before folding to a 1,300 bet on the river.
Andreas Johansson, the qualifier, and Antonio Estfandiari have taken up one of the new tables.
Meanwhile Sandra Naujoks has taken a 2:1 chip lead in her game against Sammy George.
Timoshenko and Schwartz continued an affable chat after the end of their match, debating the final hand with Schwartz wondering if he could've got away from the hand.
A slightly more sedate HU encounter this, players are just feeling each other out right now. Naujoks just called a raise to 225 from George and fired out 325 on the which took down the pot.
On the feature table, Luke Schwartz and Yevgeniy Timshenko are amicably chatting about staking people. This match has yet to see too much fireworks, but Schwartz appears to have the early edge.
Annette Obrestad has dropped back down to just about 5,500 after missing a straight flush draw and having to fold to a bet from Ian Frazier on the river. Frazier now has a 3:1 lead.
Finnish qualifier Jonas Westerlund has had a good stack against Juha Helppi, he just showed down for a rivered wheel when Helppi could only flash on a board.