| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Small blind Matt Kirby bet 2,100 into two opponents on a 
board, and both called. On the 
river, Kirby bet 5,600 and the first player folded. Belland shook his head and shrugged before tossing in a call, and Kirby showed 
for a full house. Belland showed how unlucky the river had been for him: 
for trip fives.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,200 | 13,200 |
|
15,700 | -4,300 |
A player bet 500 from the small blind on a board of 
, and big blind Greg Wilson called. Mike Deis raised to 1,600, and the cutoff cold-called. The first two players also came along, and a 
completed the board. Everyone checked, and the small blind revealed 
for a set of sixes. Deis had it beat with 
, but the river had filled a flush draw for Wilson, who had .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | 14,000 |
|
17,800 |
"I'll be back," Kroon said as he walked away from Table 9. Adam Lamphere, who recently entered the tournament, was stacking Kroon's chips when we arrived. Kroon still has time to make good on his prediction that he would command a six-figure stack by Level 6.
At other tables, Gary Tsui and Matt Kirby have entered the tournament
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | |
|
23,500 | |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
Kirby Rogers bet 4,000 from the small blind on a 
board and was called by a player in the hijack. On the river, Rogers repeated his action, and he was quickly called.
Rogers turned over bullets, 
, and they were good, as his opponent showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
Three players put in 3,000 each after a bet and a raise on a flop of 
. On the 
turn, the big blind checked, and a middle-position player bet 5,000. Larry Ormson tossed his stack in from the button, and the big blind folded. The dealer counted out the raise: 8,900 more, and the bettor made the call.
Ormson:
Middle position: 
Ormson had turned a straight, and he needed only to fade a club. A black card hit, but it was the , and Ormson's six-high straight took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 19,000 |
Brian Zupancich and Mark Kroon were all in with Zupancich at risk on a king-high board. Kroon held 
, while Zupancich was far ahead with 
. The river bricked off, and Zupancich doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500 | 3,500 |
|
|
12,400 | -7,600 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
