We're not sure how it happened, but one-time chip leader Don Crimmen has been eliminated from the tournament. Crimmer was bleeding chips shortly before the dinner break, and It looks like the rest of them went to Tom "Plummer" Guindon not long ago. Guindon, a regular here at the Seneca Poker Room, is now sitting behind a healthy stack of 89,000.
Here's a look at some of the other notables around the room:
With the board showing 
, Hoss Colao bet 14,000, enough to put his opponent all in. His opponent snap-called and turned over 
for top set. A frustrated Colao tabled 
. The 
landed on the river for good measure, and a large pot was pushed over to the player in Seat 1. Colao is still sitting with an average stack of 41,000.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
D.J. MacKinnon recently found his way over to the media desk to share some words after busting from today's event. He informed us that he would be re-entering after the dinner break.
As a reminder to all players following the coverage, this event allows unlimited re-entries until the start of Day 2.
Don Crimmen is the first player to reach the six-figure mark in the Main Event. Crimmen, who owns several 7-Elevens in the Buffalo-Niagara Region, told us that he plays poker recreationally and that his wife is a much better player than him. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to participate in this event.
Here are some other updated counts in Level 6:
An early positioned player opened to 725 and DJ MacKinnon three-bet the action to 1,500 from the cutoff. Action folded back to the original opener and he made it 3,300 to go. MacKinnon called.
The two saw a flop of 
and action was checked to MacKinnon. He fired out 4,300 and his opponent called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and that allowed the 
to complete the board. Another check to MacKinnon prompted him to announce an all in bet, which was actually a bet for his opponent's stack of 24,825. MacKinnon's opponent went into the tank.
"I know you know what I have," he said to a motionless MacKinnon. Another moment passed. "This is tough. I swear I never take this long."
Eventually he slid his chips forward, signifying a call. MacKinnon rolled over 
for ace-high and his opponent triumphantly showed for a winning pair of queens. MacKinnon shipped chips across the table and is now left with about 10,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The flop read 
and Travell Thomas checked over to his lone opponent. His opponent bet 2,100 and Thomas came over the top with a check-raise to 5,300. Thomas' opponent called.
The turn brought the 
and Thomas fired out 6,000, sending his opponent into the tank.
"I'm only gonna bet another 7,000 on the river," said Thomas with a grin.
Thomas' opponent made a remark about possibly moving all in on the turn and Thomas replied by letting out a laugh.
"I can rebuy!" he said. "I am not folding!"
Eventually, Thomas' opponent let it go and Thomas scooped up the pot. He now sits right around 44,500 in chips.
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