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Mike Rellinger's quest to build a big stack and hold on to it continues here at Seneca Niagara.
He just made a tough call when two players with the same flush draw pushed into his top-pair top-kicker.
He faded all trouble to bust both and is now working with 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada's Don Morris claims he's a recreational player and the massive stack sitting in front of him right now came purely through luck and good fortune.
"I'm no professional," he said. "I just can't miss. I'm on a roll."
In fact, he's rolled all the way into the chip lead heading into the second break and looking more and more like a wolf in sheep's clothing with every flop, turn and river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
The players are now off on a 15-minute break as the tournament staff colors up and removes the 25 denomination chips.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Thanks to a massive three-way all-in hand where he managed to get pocket queens to stand up, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Canada's Jack Robson has jumped into a spot among the leaders now.
He's got over 60,000 in chips and looking for more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Thanks one massive hand where he got it in with a combo-draw then paired up to win it, Jody Peterson jumped up to a spot among the contenders for the chip lead.
Then he managed to crack kings flopping an ace with 
and now sits with better than 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Niagara Falls, Canada's Peter Patta has jumped into chip lead position as Level 11 comes to a close.
He's had an inordinate amount of pocket pairs today, including queens and kings and he's simply run good as they all seem to be holding up.
"I've been really lucky," he told PokerNews, with a wry smile. "Just having a great night."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,700 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
