Aaron Mermelstein raised to 20,000 from under the gun, and Dilovan Hussein called on the button.
Simon Pin-Disle was in the small blind and three-bet to 65,000. Both Mermelstein and Hussein called.
The flop came and Pin-Disle checked. Mermelstein led out for 150,000 and Hussein folded. Pin-Disle called.
The turn was the and Pin-Disle checked again. Mermelstein bet 375,000 this time. Pin-Disle called.
The river was the . Pin-Disle checked for a third time. Mermelstein had 660,000 behind and opted to move all in. Pin-Disle tossed in a single chip to call, and Mermelstein tabled for a full house. Pin-Disle mucked his hand.
Tony Dunst arrived at a new table after busting his first entry earlier today, and witnessed John R raised from middle position to 25,000 and the button called. The small blind folded and the big blind re-raised to 85,000. Both players called. The flop came and the action was checked around.
The turn brought the and the big blind led out for 110,000. John R called and so did the button as all three players saw the river. John R kept his cool when he saw the spike on the river. Action was checked to him and he bet 200,000, finding a call from the button and the big blind folded. John rolled over the other two deuces in his hand for quad deuces as he happily stacked his chips.
As players head for their second break of the day, we have reached 342 entries. Registration is open until the end of the next break, in roughly two hours time.
Marie-Josee Duguay is sitting amongst the chip leaders currently, but things haven't come all that easy for her. After getting three-bet from Malcolm Bolger preflop, Duguay made the call and the two players saw the flop. The dealer fanned and Duguay checked to Bolger, who fired his first bullet of 55,000. Duguay made the call.
The turn was the and once again Duguay checked-called a bet of 105,000 from Bolger.
The river brought the and Duguay checked for the third time. Bolger unleashed a third bullet for 215,000 and after some thought, Duguay finally released her hand into the muck. Bolger wasn't shy to show that he's still got some play left in him as he opened his hand for the table to see .
Jesse Sylvia got his remaining 320,000 chips in with on a flop reading . After taking a long time to think, Bob T eventually announced a call and he tabled holding top pair and one of Sylvia's outs. Sylvia could not catch up as the board ran out , , sending Sylvia to the rail to contemplate reentering Day 1a.
NFL star and three-time Super Bowl Champion, Richard Seymour, is in the field and he has chips!
Seymour is no stranger to the felt, having played in some bigger buy-in events since 2014. His best cash was 18th place at the Bellagio Five-Diamond Classic for over $50,000. Seymour also made a deep run in the Bahamas this past January, so look for Seymour to continue to climb that leaderboard as he hunts for hardware away from the football field and on the felt!
Matthew Wilkins was able to get all of his 630,000 chips in the middle preflop with vs his opponent's . It was a classic race situation but nothing about the way the hand finished was classic.
Wilkins found himself behind quickly as the flop came . Wilkins would need to catch a queen or running hearts to stay alive in the tournament. The turn was the and the river completed Wilkins' flush draw with a giving him a complete double up.
and Pin-Disle checked. Mermelstein led out for 150,000 and Hussein folded. Pin-Disle called. 
and Pin-Disle checked again. Mermelstein bet 375,000 this time. Pin-Disle called. 
. Pin-Disle checked for a third time. Mermelstein had 660,000 behind and opted to move all in. Pin-Disle tossed in a single chip to call, and Mermelstein tabled 
for a full house. Pin-Disle mucked his hand.
and the action was checked around.
and the big blind led out for 110,000. John R called and so did the button as all three players saw the river. John R kept his cool when he saw the 
spike on the river. Action was checked to him and he bet 200,000, finding a call from the button and the big blind folded. John rolled over the other two deuces in his hand for quad deuces as he happily stacked his chips.
and Duguay checked to Bolger, who fired his first bullet of 55,000. Duguay made the call.
and Duguay checked for the third time. Bolger unleashed a third bullet for 215,000 and after some thought, Duguay finally released her hand into the muck. Bolger wasn't shy to show that he's still got some play left in him as he opened his hand for the table to see 
. After taking a long time to think, Bob T eventually announced a call and he tabled 
holding top pair and one of Sylvia's outs. Sylvia could not catch up as the board ran out 
, 
. Wilkins would need to catch a queen or running hearts to stay alive in the tournament. The turn was the 
and the river completed Wilkins' flush draw with a 
giving him a complete double up.
