2015 WSOP November Niner Neil Blumenfield joins Remko Rinkema to discuss the upcoming final table, somehow being the second-oldest player in the final nine, and much more.
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Ankeny, Iowa's Derek Dempster has moved up to a spot among the leaders now after finding himself in a series of fortunate spots.
This included flopping a straight with the 
and making two pair out of the 
.
He's now pushing the 120,000-chip mark and clearly not waiting for premium hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
With nine full levels now behind them, the players are taking a 10-minute break.
The board currently reads 191 entries and when play resumes, the registration and re-entry period will officially close.
Des Moines, Iowa's own Hamid Feiz got all his chips in the middle holding 
against one opponent's 
on an 
flop.
Drawing extremely thin with one pair versus a set, the 
turn card was a good one for Feiz, giving him two pair and a little hope. That hope turned to joy when the 
river came down, making him a runner-runner full house.
As Feiz doubled-up to a spot near the top of the counts, one opponent asked how he did it.
"Clean living buddy," Feiz said with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa's Scott Riley is inching up towards the six-figure mark after finding a massive double up moments ago.
He shoved 39,975 into a five-way pot of about 10,000 after an 
flop.
One player called with the 
, but Riley's 
was better, and improved through the 
turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Des Moines, Iowa's own Mike Lang, who had two runner-up finishes on the MSPT in 2014, including one here in Tama, has rolled his way into a spot near the top of the counts as just the second player past the 100,000-chip mark.
All this thanks to a number of straights and boats made throughout the day, including turning the 
into one full house.
"That's how I roll," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
101,200 |
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler designed and approved the MSPT structure, understanding that it allows patient players to shine early on.
Kessler was patient enough to dip down to 16,000 without playing many hands through the first seven levels, then striking a blow for the "tight is right" camp moments ago.
He was just in the middle of explaining that his fancy new card protector represents the blue bird from the Wizard of Oz song Somewhere Over The Rainbow when he opened things up to 1,250 under the gun. The rest of the table went running for the hills, but the big blind defended.
The flop came and after a check, Kessler led for 1,400. His opponent check-raised to 3,000, but could not shake the Chainsaw. The turn was the and both players checked to the river. The big blind checked and folded, showing a king when Kessler bet 3,000.
"Come on," Kessler demanded, clearly miffed his opponent folded what appeared to be a worse hand than his.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
