Level 6
: 300/500, 500 ante
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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Chris Lee has one of the biggest stacks in the room on Day 1a, with his latest pot coming at the expense of Rey Silva.
Both Lee and Silva were involved in a three-way pot with 
on the board. Lee bet 20,000 from early position, Silva called from middle positio, and the third player folded.
Lee showed 
, and Silva mucked, sending Lee a massive pot and putting him at 174,000 chips.
"What a setup," said Lee, who bounced back on the following hand by doubling up with 
on a queen-high board against an opponent's 
.
The double put Silva back around the starting stack as Level 7 plays on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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174,000
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174,000 |
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36,000
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36,000 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
A pot of more than 14,000 was on the line on the river, with the board showing 
.
Mark Napier, under the gun, put in a bet for 11,200, and Ronald Alina, on Napier's direct left, raised to 33,000.
"Oh boy," said Napier as he contemplated the decision. He eventually chose to fold, sending the big pot Alina's way.
"I don't know if I was hoodwinked or not," said Napier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Facing a limp, call, and a raise to 2,300 from the button, Nick Spence three-bet all in form 9,100 from the big blind.
Only the button called, and the two players went to showdown.
Nick Spence: 
Button: 
Board: 
The button reluctantly turned over his ace-jack suited when he saw Spence's pocket queens, and the runout ended with Spence hitting top set on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000
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22,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
With more than 25,000 already in the middle, and the board reading 
, a middle-position player checked to Keith DeAngelis, who bet 21,000.
The big bet sent the middle-position opponent deep into the tank. He eventually decided on a fold, sending the pot DeAngleis' way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Table 5 continues to host some massive pots, with the latest sending a big chunk of chips the way of Keith McCarroll.
The pot grew to more than 20,000 by the river, with the board showing 
. McCarroll's opponent in the hand bet 6,500 from early position, and McCarroll put in a raise to 20,500.
The raise sent the early position player deep into the tank, and after several minutes he made the call. McCarroll showed his opponent the bad news, tabling for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,000 |
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Three players went to a 
flop, and the under-the-gun player bet 7,500.
Ron Wilson raised to 17,500 from early position, the third player folded, and the under-the-gun player made the call.
The under-the-gun player check-called a 2,000 bet from Wilson on the 
turn.
Facing a check on the river, Wilson bet 30,000, prompting a fold from his opponents. Wilson turned over what appeared to be pocket eights, for quads, as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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114,000
114,000
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114,000 |
