Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel raised to 10,000 from the hijack and Matt Hyman flatted from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and the two of them saw a flop of .
Seidel continued for 14,000 and Hyman called to see the turn. Seidel checked, Hyman bet 27,000, and Seidel woke up with a check-raise to 85,000. Hyman hit the tank and burned up two time extensions before releasing his hand.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 9,000 from the cutoff and was called by both Ben Tollerene and Christian Christner in the blinds. The flop came and Tollerene led out for 12,000. Christner called and Chidwick raised to 35,000. Tollerene got out of the way but Christner stuck around to see the turn.
Both players checked on the turn card and the hit the river. Christner checked one more time and Chidwick pushed all-in. Christner quickly tossed his cards away and Chidwick climbed back to his initial starting stack.
The action folded to Christian Christner in the small blind who raised to 12,000. Stefan Schillhabel called from the big blind and the flop came .
Christner led out for 10,000 and Schillhabel stuck around to see the on the turn. Christner continued for another 22,000 and Schillhabel still called.
The completed the board and Christner announced all in for around 45,000. Schillhabel didn't have to think for very long before tossing his cards away and sending the pot towards Christner.
Action folded around to Brian Rast in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on Scott Seiver, who was short stacked in the big blind. Seiver looked down at his cards and quickly called off for 67,500.
Seiver:
Rast:
It was a race and Seiver was looking to hold to double. That didn't happen though as the flop paired Rast. The turn left Seiver looking for a seven on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the bricked instead.
With 96,000 in the pot and a board reading , Steffen Sontheimer bet 85,000 from the big blind holding the and his nemesis, Phil Hellmuth, quickly called from the button.
When the appeared on the river, Sontheimer used a time extension before moving all in for 169,000. Hellmuth, who barely had him covered, hit the tank and burned through two time extensions before folding his hand.
Seth Davies raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Erik Seidel called from the big blind. The flop came and Seidel check-called a bet of 9,000 from Davies.
The turn was the and Seidel decided to lead out for 25,000. Davies called and the landed on the river. Both players checked and Davies tabled to take down the pot.
Ben Tollerene opened with a raise in the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick called in the big blind to see a flop.
Chidwick checked and Tollerene bet 10,000 only to have Chidwick check-raise to 33,000.
Tollerene called, and when the turn landed the , Chidwick checked and Tollerene bet 30,000.
Chidwick called and the river landed the and he checked again. Tollerene moved all in for a little under 300,000 and Chidwick used one of his time extension buttons before folding.
Tournament Director Paul Campbell has explained to the remaining players that there may be a change to play depending on several factors.
This tournament was expected to play 10 levels on Day 1 with registration closing at the completion of the tenth level which is approximately 2:00 a.m. With the tournament playing at a faster then expected rate and just 17 players remaining, it has been decided that if the tournament reaches 14 players, play will be paused for the evening, the feature table will then be broken (following the original breaking order), and players will head home for the night.
When play resumes on Tuesday, the tournament will be treated as a continuation of Day 1 and there will be no re-draw until level ten is complete.
Any player that enters between now and the 2:00 a.m. cutoff has the option to jump into the tournament straight away, or will be treated as an after-play entrant and won't be able to sit down until the beginning of level 11. Byron Kaverman is the one player that was planning on entering tomorrow, and has now been given these new options to consider while registration is still open.
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turn. Seidel checked, Hyman bet 27,000, and Seidel woke up with a check-raise to 85,000. Hyman hit the tank and burned up two time extensions before releasing his hand.
and Tollerene led out for 12,000. Christner called and Chidwick raised to 35,000. Tollerene got out of the way but Christner stuck around to see the turn.
turn card and the 
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on the turn. Christner continued for another 22,000 and Schillhabel still called.
completed the board and Christner announced all in for around 45,000. Schillhabel didn't have to think for very long before tossing his cards away and sending the pot towards Christner.
flop paired Rast. The 
bricked instead.
, Steffen Sontheimer bet 85,000 from the big blind holding the 
and his nemesis, Phil Hellmuth, quickly called from the button.
and Seidel check-called a bet of 9,000 from Davies. 
landed on the river. Both players checked and Davies tabled 
to take down the pot.
, Chidwick checked and Tollerene bet 30,000.
and he checked again. Tollerene moved all in for a little under 300,000 and Chidwick used one of his time extension buttons before folding.
and Shak continued for 15,000 with Schillhabel check-calling.
and both players checked as the river fell the 
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