They've just announced that the dinner break will be coming at 6 p.m. tonight (rather than after Level 6). In other words, they'll be pausing play near the start of Level 6 to take the break, then players will return to finish that level plus four more one-hour levels post-dinner.
Players are back from the break to begin Level 5, the last level during which re-entries are allowed. During the interim, Vinny Pahuja gave his followers an update via Twitter:
Had it up to 40k from 30k SS @SandsPokerRoom 2500 1B but lost huge pot w KJcc < TT on Tc9c4x. 13k at 300. Last level for re-entryDecember 15 2012Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Brian Smida raised to 550 from middle position and Robert Bowers called from the cutoff seat. Sean Lippel then reraised to 2,100 from the button, and when the blinds got out, both Smida and Bowers called.
The flop came monotone — 
— and all three checked. The turn was the 
, and when Smida checked, Bowers made a tiny bet of 400. Lippel hesitated for a bit, then called. Smida then thought for a moment before pushing his hand away.
The river was the 
. The action on Bowers, he bet again... again just 400. When Lippel hesitated once more, the table couldn't suppress a laugh at Lippel's quandary. Chuckling himself and shaking his head, Lippel let his hand go, and amid pleas to "show the bluff," Bowers took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
39,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
34,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
After a 
flop, a player checked to Ryan D'Angelo who bet 1,100. A raise to 4,100 by D'Angelo's opponent was quickly called, landing the 
on the turn. A bet of 8,000 came from D'Angelo's opponent, but failed to chase out D'Angelo. The 
hit the river and this time D'Angelo's opponent check-called 20,500.
D'Angelo tabled 
for a set, besting his opponent's hand to send D'Angelo over the century mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,000
37,000
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37,000 |
|
||
Robert Bowers busted a little earlier this afternoon, but has bought back in and taken a new seat over at Table 50. Just now he limped in from the hijack seat, his neighbor to the left also called, then Kevin McColgan raised to 800 from the button. The blinds folded, Bowers called, the third player folded, and the flop came 
.
Bowers quickly tossed out a bet of 500, and McColgan called. The turn brought the 
and a bet of 1,000 from Bowers, again called by McColgan.
The river was the 
. Bowers once more tossed out an orange (1,000) chip, and McColgan called again without hesitation.
"You got me!" said Bowers with a gleam in his eye, and the table chuckled in response. McColgan showed his 
for aces, and Bowers tabled his 
for a missed gutshot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | |
|
|
33,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Both Theo Tran and Craig Bergeron have recently busted. Tran is in his new seat at Matt Brady's table, while Bergeron has just been seated at Ryan D'Angelo's table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
30,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
With the board showing 
and about 10,000 in the middle, Joseph Tracy made a bet of 7,500 from middle position and Jennifer So thought for a while on the button before finally calling.
"Good call," said Tracy even before So turned over her 
for a pair of aces. Tracy mucked, and So scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
41,000 |
With the board reading 
and about 20,000 in the middle, Jason Rettberg was in the tank. He was facing a decision for his remaining 7,000-ish after Abhinav Asija went all in for just a little bit more.
After about 90 seconds, Rettberg called all in and tabled 
. He was ahead of Asija's 
, but Asija made a higher flush whent he river fell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
Busted |
