Todd Saffron opened and David Wiles flatted before Rob Bourkney pushed in for 51,000.
Saffron and Wiles both called and checked the flop. The turn came the and after a Saffron check, Wiles bet 10,000. Saffron called and the river came the . Another Saffron check brought a 50,000-chip bet from Wiles inducing a fold.
Wiles turned over the and trips were good over Bourkney's .
Mike Rellinger asked for a count when Jason Moravec shoved in front of him, but called before the dealer could complete it.
The rest of the table folded as the dealer counted out Moravec's 31,500-chip stack and he turned over the .
He would be racing Rellinger's for his tournament life and found some hope on the flop. The turn didn't help, but the river did, making Moravec a spade flush, knocking Rellinger back down to earth and doubling him up.
Mike Rellinger appears to be headed in the wrong direction.
He made it 50,000 after a 20,000-chip Joe Ciffa bet on a flop with about 50,000 in the middle already. Ciffa promptly pushed for 87,500 more and Rellinger found a fold, leaving him with about that much left.
Amherst, NY's Erik Klis has emerged as the new chip boss thanks to a huge start to the day.
He kicked things off when another six-figure stack ran queens into his aces, then busted the dangerous Peter Raimondi moments ago, winning a race with the against Raimondi's .
Klis is now the first player up to 400,000 and in the lead.
A wild ride for local cash specialist Chris Gras now sees him on 310,000 and among the leaders.
It started yesterday when he got down to just 4,300 in the late levels getting aces cracked. He quickly picked up aces again to double and found a way to come back and bag 77,000.
He started today doubling with tens over big slick, then used big slick himself to win a 280,000-chip flip against Yong Wolfer's jacks.
Gras is now deep, on a heater and a serious contender.
We picked up the action on a flop with Geoffrey O'Connor and David Wiles checking to Joseph [Removed:340].
[Removed:340] bet 20,000, O'Connor raised to 56,000 and after Wiles folded, [Removed:340] made the call. The turn came the and O'Connor led for 60,000. [Removed:340] called and the river came the . O'Conner led again for 77,000 and [Removed:340] called, mucking when O'Connor showed the .
As he moved into the lead, the bubble popped with a player who did not want to be identified running queens into aces and failing to find a miracle.
With that the remaining field is in the money and on a 10-minute break.
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flop. The turn came the 
and after a Saffron check, Wiles bet 10,000. Saffron called and the river came the 
. Another Saffron check brought a 50,000-chip bet from Wiles inducing a fold. 
and trips were good over Bourkney's 
.
for his tournament life and found some hope on the 
flop. The 
turn didn't help, but the 
river did, making Moravec a spade flush, knocking Rellinger back down to earth and doubling him up.
flop with about 50,000 in the middle already. Ciffa promptly pushed for 87,500 more and Rellinger found a fold, leaving him with about that much left.
against Raimondi's 
.
for a pot around the same size.
flop and has 240,000 now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
flop with Geoffrey O'Connor and David Wiles checking to Joseph [Removed:340].
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