Noah Schwartz was among four players to commit 400 to see a 
flop. Schwartz, in the cutoff, saw a bet of 900 and a call infront of him before raising to 2,600. One player came along to see the 
turn and checked to him. Schwartz opted to check and both did the same when the 
hit the river.
Schwartz tabled 
, besting his opponent's 
, to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Olivier Busquet is considered one of the best heads up players in the world, but there's not much you can do when you're opponent gets there.
Busquet was indeed heads up with an opponent with the board reading 
. He led for 1,000, and his opponent called. The turn was the 
, and Busquet quickly tossed out another 3,000. His opponent called.
The river was the 
, and Busquet fired a third bullet. This bet was 8,000 chips, and his opponent went into the tank. Eventually he called, and Busquet tabled 
for trip fours. His opponent showed 
for a Broadway though, and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
Here are a few of the early upward movers, including the current presumed chip leader, Luca Pagano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
69,000 | |
|
54,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
54,000 | |
|
|
||
|
53,000 | |
|
||
|
51,000 | |
|
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Here are some counts from around the room:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
From under the gun, David "Doc" Sands raised to 375. The player in the cutoff seat called and action moved to Luca Pagano in the small blind. He three-bet to 1,300. The big blind and Sands got out of the way, but the cutoff seat called.
The flop came down 
and Pagano fired 1,350. His opponent folded and Pagano won the pot. He's now up to 85,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
16,500
9,000
|
9,000 |
Picking up the action on a 
flop, Jamie "pokerjamers" Armstrong was faced with a Phil Collins check-raise to 1,650. Armstrong took a few moments before he shoved for about 12,000. Collins called quickly with 
and was ahead of Armstrong's 
.
No ace or winning club would come as the turn and sent Armstrong to the rail near the end of Level 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted |
We've put the first two levels in the books, and the players are taking a 15-minute break.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
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We all know Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has won a lot of tournament titles in his short poker career, but Eddy Sabat has one he doesn't — an APPT title. On this hand, Sabat and Mercier did battle with Sabat coming out on top.
Sabat fired a bet of 725 on the 
flop. A second player folded in between Sabat and Mercier before the South Florida boy wonder made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Sabat fired a bet of 1,825 and the "always wearing at least one piece of Miami sports apparel" Mercier mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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