Alternate Kevin Ward had been down to his 3,500 or so and was all in with 
against Tom Hanlon's 
. Ward invoked the ancient ritual of 'getting up and putting your coat on while the board is being dealt' and at the last minute his prayers were answered by the poker gods who saved him with a queen on the river of a 
board. He's up to 7,500 while Hanlon still has 25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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72,900 | |
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63,450 | |
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59,600 | |
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50,250 | |
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49,300 | |
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48,650 | |
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46,300 | |
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45,600 | |
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43,925 | |
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43,925 |
“Mad” Marty Wilson allegedly got his nickname while he was still a teenager, running from some hooligans he got away by jumping into a polar bear pit. He and Simon “Aces” Trumper go back a long way and they would tangle in spectacular fashion in this hand.
Trumper opened for 525 and the only player left was Wilson in the big blind, who raised to 1,700 with just over 8,000 behind. The taunting started.
“You can’t call Simon, you’ve got no balls. Come on I dare you. Put your chips in, let’s go.” Mad Marty was out of his seat, goading his old friend.
“I know what you’ve got. Trumper replied and made the call.
The flop was 
and Mad Marty bet 2,500.
“Come on just put me in. I dare you. No balls, that’s your problem.” Continued Mad Marty grabbing his crotch, but again Trumper just called.
The turn was the [6] and Mad Marty splashed the rest of his chips in the pot and continued his tirade.
Just then Rob Young, the owner of Dusk Till Dawn and Trumper’s friend and boss, wandered by.
“Hey Rob.” Mad Marty called out to Young. “This guy is so bad, if you didn’t know him you wouldn’t give him a job.”
Trumper was taking it in good spirits and showed the table the for at least top pair saying “I can’t call; I know what you’ve got.”
“His hand’s dead.” Declared Mad Marty. Trumper released his hand and Mad Marty slammed his 
on the felt for all to admire.
Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody is down to just 9,500 after he fired big bets with 
on an A-T-7-A-x board only to find his opponent rivered a flush against him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,500
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10,500 |
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Players are now on a 20 minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
In the last hand before the break, Jack Salter opened for 450 from early position and cleared the field all the way to Cameron Cunningham in the small blind. The man dressed as a leprechaun made the call and the two took a flop of 
. Cunningham check-called a bet of 600 from Salter and then both players checked the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Cunningham led out for 1,050 and Salter quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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24,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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20,000 |
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Padriag Parkinson, Irish poker stalwart, was all in with 
in the classic 57-43 against Alan Boyle's . Parkinson's future looked in doubt on the 
flop and he began to get up - immediately the 
came on the turn and he sat back down. The river changed nothing and he doubled up to 33,000 while Boyle was left with 35,000 remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
24,600
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24,600 |
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33,000
13,000
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13,000 |
