Timothy "RandyB0bandy" Ulmer is one of online poker's most successful all-time pros with almost $9 million in online cashes according to PocketFives.com where he is currently ranked 50th in the world.
The Australian just became the third player to pass the 2 million mark in chips.
David "JeanClaude1970" Peters has just joined the field. The American poker refugee, registered on partypoker in Canada, likely needs no introduction with huge successes both in online and live poker with over $20 million in combined cashes.
Around the same time, "M0k0to" was eliminated from the tournament keeping the field at 21 remaining players.
David "JeanClaude1970" Peters lost an early pot but has already rebounded. He opened for 25,000 before "Navins9" three-bet to 60,000. The player in the big blind flat called and Peters called behind.
Peters checked before he called a bet of 74,860 from his opponent on a flop. Both players checked when the appeared on the turn.
Peters led out for 145,645 and got a call from his opponent. His opponent mucked after Peters turned over the for the nut-flush.
While we missed the hand, "slim5hady69" just extended his lead in a big way by eliminated "TheKelster" to bring the remaining field size down to 20 players.
He not only became the first player to pass 3 million in chips, but also nudged passed 4 million as well.
"Buck82" was off to an early start, but has given a bit of his stack to his opponents. In a recent hand, he three-bet the opening bet from "Heinz_76" to 84,200 and got a call from his opponent.
Flop:
"Buck82" checked the flop before he called a bet of 51,000 from his opponent. Both players checked when the appeared on the turn.
"Buck82" checked for a third time when the paired the board on the river before "Heinz_76" bet 138,000. "Buck82" folded and his chip stack dipped to under 700,000.