Men "The Master" Nguyen raised to 900 from middle position and received calls from Praz Bansi and the big blind. When the flop came down 
, the big blind checked, Nguyen bet 2,000, and Bansi got out of the way. The big blind then surprised the table with a check-raise to 5,600 only to have Nguyen instantly move all in for 25,050 total. The big blind took about a minute before folding, which bumped Nguyen up to around 34,000.
Jennifer Tilly is playing fast and aggressive today and thus far it's worked out in her favor.
A few moments ago there was a raise and a three-bet to 2,075 in front of her when she four-bet to 6,000. The original raiser folded, but the three-bettor put in a fifth bet worth 11,975. Tilly did not back down, rather she six-bet to 21,000, forcing a fold and won her the hand,
Despite dipping below six-figures earlier, Tilly is now back up to 106,000 chips.
A player in middle position raised to 750 and found callers from the hijack and former PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge contestant Johnny Whitt. Three players watched as the flop fell 
and Whitt checked to the initial raiser, who continuation bet 1,500.
Both the hijack and Whitt called as the dealer burned and turned the 
. All three players proceeded to check, as they did when the 
hit the river.
Whitt: 
Middle Position: 
Hijack: 
The hijack's pair of tens was good enough to take down the pot; meanwhile, Whitt dropped a little to around 54,000.
Once over 100,000, David Benyamine slipped to under 80,000. However, he is threatening to hit six figures again after taking down a pot.
We caught up with the action on an 
board that had about 7,000 in the middle. An opponent checked to Benyamine and he bet 4,800, receiving a quick call.
Benyamine tabled 
for a full house, winning the pot and increasing his stack to about 94,000.
Craig Bergeron raised to 800 from under the gun and received three callers including Glen Chorny and Tom Koral who final tabled last year's PCA Main Event. The flop fell 
and both blinds checked to Bergeron who continued for 1,600. Only Koral called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn, and after the 
rivered Koral led for 3,100. Bergeron called tabling 
for a king-high flush and Koral mucked.
With the win Bergeron's stack increased to 53,000, wheres Koral's sunk to 74,000.
Chris Moneymaker briefly had a stack of greater than 100,000, but just lost a small pot to slide under the six-figure mark.
The board read 
and Moneymaker had a short-stacked opponent all in and at risk. While Moneymaker's was strong, his opponent tabled a dominating . The 
river card was no help to Moneymaker, now down to about 95,000.
Team PokerStars Pro Lex Veldhuis has been up and down today, but has been hovering around the 40,000 mark for a little while now.
He called a raise to 850 in position and saw a flop. His opponent made a contination bet of 1,500 and Veldhuis stuck around. The hit the turn and Veldhuis once again called his opponent's bet, this one for 2,500. Both players checked the 
river card. Veldhuis' opponent showed 
, good enough to take it down.
Veldhuis has about 40,600 at the moment.
On an 
board, Freddy Deeb check-called Jonathan Duhamel's bet of 2,800. When the landed on the river, Deeb checked to the reigning WSOP Main Event Champion again. Duhamel settled on 5,650 this time and Deeb didn't like his hand enough to call, tossing it to the muck.
Duhamel: Up to about 56,000
Deeb: Down to roughly 29,000
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
64,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
64,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
54,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
52,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
||
|
42,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000 | |
|
|
||
|
35,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
35,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
34,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
34,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
30,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
||
|
29,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
500
|
500 |
|
25,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
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