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Kim Whitney's climb into contention continues here having just turned 
into trip jacks to bust one opponent with three pairs.
He's now closing in on 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Guelph, Ontario, Canada's Haris Galatsidas got it all in with 
against 
and while he was way behind, he had his opponent covered.
The flop rolled out 
to give him a set and the lead. Then he locked it up making quads on the 
turn.
For those of you keeping score at home, the meaningless river was the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 |
The players are taking a 15-minute break as the tournament staff colors up and removes the green 25-denomination chips.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The following players have built the biggest stacks around the room thus far:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
49,000 | |
|
|
42,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
37,000
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
|
33,300
12,300
|
12,300 |
|
32,200 |
On a flush draw, Kim Whitney rivered a six-high straight to crack Cameron Bartolotta's two pair and drag a huge pot.
Bartolotta went out the next hand running into aces while Whitney moved into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Haris Galatsidas got one opponent all in with nines versus sevens.
Ahead the whole way, he even managed to make a set to bust his opponent and move up the ladder a little.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Allison Shultz turned a straight in a four-way limped hand to drag a rather large pot, getting one opponent with top pair to put all his chips in the middle on the river.
As a result, she now wields one of the larger stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
While the day may have started slow in terms of the number of entries, things have certainly picked up.
The board for this starting flight now reads 100 entries with a number of players firing multiple bullets as the day has worn on.
