Sara Chafak isn't here to fold, so much is clear. We watched her table for just three hands, and she was involved in all three of them.
In the first she opened to 225 from the hijack and Hanz de Vries in the cutoff three bet to 850. Jacob Hicklin in the small blind cold four bet to 2,650 and Chafak was quick to fold. De Vries made the call though. Hicklin made a continuation bet of 2,200 on and De Vries called again. The Dutchman gave up to the 5,000 second barrel Hicklin made on the turn.
The second hand Chafak opened to 275 and she picked up two callers; Jacob Hicklin on the button and Jamie Cleaver in the small blind. The flop came and after Cleaver checked, Chafak made a bet of 625. Hicklin folded but Cleaver called. Both players checked the on the turn and Cleaver bet out 850 on the river. Chafak thought about it for just a bit, before releasing her cards into the muck.
The third hand Chafak limp called a raise pre flop, only to fold post flop rather quickly.
Despite us witnessing three losing hands in a row, Sara Chafak is still up for the day quite a lot. She plays around 36,000 in chips at the moment.
The Isle of Man's Gregory Humphries has added a few chips to his stack after his river bet forced folds from his two opponents.
Poland's Adrian Filiczkowski opened the preflop betting with a raise 225 from middle position, a bet that Fatima Moriera de Melo called from her seat in the cutoff, and Humphries called in the big blind.
The action checked to Filiczkowski on the flop and both de Melo and Humphries called.
All three players checked the arrival of the , but Humphreis led for 1,100 on the river. Filiczkowsi instantly folded and de Melo also folded, but not before showing the .
Jesper Vis was already seen with all of his chips in the middle not too long ago. Afterwards the Dutchman told us what had happend in that hand.
Vis called a raise and they ended up with five players in the pot. The flop came and Vis bet out after the initial raiser checked. Just the pre flop aggressor made the call. The fell on the turn and Vis continued to put the pressure on committing chips, the initial raiser once again called. The river made for a four card straight flush and after the initial raiser checked, Jesper Vis moved all in.
His opponent thought long and hard, but eventually gave up. Vis was quick to muck, leaving the table wondering if he indeed had the or didn't. He told us the answer to that question, but we pinky swore not to disclose that information.
Jennifer Shahade is seated over on Table 1 which is also where Chris Moneymaker's UKIPT Isle of Man quest. Shahade is an accomplished chess player in addition to a poker player, so will no doubt be looking forward to Friday's £150+£15 Hold'em/Chess tournament, plus the PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament that runs from October 3-11.
Sunil Moti in the hijack limped in for 150 and Diego Gomez isolated to 575 from the button. Both blinds folded and Moti called.
Motti check called a bet of 650 on and checked again on the on the turn. Gomez carefully selected some chips and announced his bet of 1,750. Before he even had the chips in the middle, Moti had already tossed in two 1,000 chips to call.
Another check by Moti on the on the river and Gomez thought about it for a bit before checking behind. Moti showed for the missed flush draw. Gomez tabled for the better kicker, but the king didn't play and the two of them split the pot.
Senh Ung's stack is rapidly approaching the 50,000 barrier thanks in part to a pot won during a clash with Simon Hamilton.
Ung, in the small blind, checked on a flop and then called when Hamilton, in middle position, made it 650 to continue in the hand. The flop received checks from both players, but when the completed the five community cards, Ung bet 1,200 and Hamilton sent his cards back to the dealer.
Ung has more than $1.2 million in live tournament winnings, is a fearless poker player and one to watch as this tournament progresses.
Chris Moneymaker has his iPad in front of him, but he's playing games on it and clearly isn't keeping up with the news. Or at least not with PokerNews. Moneymaker is one of the most famous American players on PokerStars' roster, but he was unaware that Amaya, owner of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, received approval from regulators to operate in New Jersey.
You can read all about it on the PokerNews.com frontpage, and we suggest Moneymaker does the same. "Huh? What did I miss? When did that happen?" we overheard Moneymaker say as his table mates informed him on the recent developments.
Johannes De Vries taped the table and checked from the small blind with the flop reading . Jamie Cleaver checked from a couple of seats across putting the action on former Miss Finland, Sara Chafak.
Chafak bet 1,275 and was called by both of her opponents. The turn was the and again the action checked to Chafak who increased her bet size to 3,350. De Vries folded but Cleaver called, albeit after waiting of the best part of 45-seconds. That was the last of the betting action because when Cleaver checked to Chafak she checked behind on the river.
"You win, I have a six," sad Cleaver and Chafak did indeed win as she held the .
David Nuth was the first to act from the button and he opted to limp in for the minimum 200. Adam owen completed his small blind, while Marc Hunter checked in the big blind.
There was no betting on the flop because all three players checked in turn. On the turn, however, Owen took a 450 stab at the pot and was only called by Nuth. The completed the board and both active players reverted to checking.
Nuth turned over and Owen went to muck, then pulled his cards back to double check them, studied the board for a few seconds then finally mucked.
and De Vries called again. The Dutchman gave up to the 5,000 second barrel Hicklin made on the 
turn. 
and after Cleaver checked, Chafak made a bet of 625. Hicklin folded but Cleaver called. Both players checked the 
on the turn and Cleaver bet out 850 on the 
, but Humphreis led for 1,100 on the 
river. Filiczkowsi instantly folded and de Melo also folded, but not before showing the 
.
and Vis bet out after the initial raiser checked. Just the pre flop aggressor made the call. The 
fell on the turn and Vis continued to put the pressure on committing chips, the initial raiser once again called. The river 
made for a four card straight flush and after the initial raiser checked, Jesper Vis moved all in. 
on the turn. Gomez carefully selected some chips and announced his bet of 1,750. Before he even had the chips in the middle, Moti had already tossed in two 1,000 chips to call.
on the river and Gomez thought about it for a bit before checking behind. Moti showed 
for the missed flush draw. Gomez tabled 
for the better kicker, but the king didn't play and the two of them split the pot.
flop and then called when Hamilton, in middle position, made it 650 to continue in the hand. The 
flop received checks from both players, but when the 
completed the five community cards, Ung bet 1,200 and Hamilton sent his cards back to the dealer.
