After some bet-jockeying preflop, Adam "Roothlus" Levy, another player and Mikhail Karasoulis get it all in. Roothlus and the other player both hold A-Q (Roothlus ) and Mikhail turns . The board is and Mikhail takes out two players. He's up at about 55,000 and is our new chipleader.
Larry Vance checks in the big blind. The board is and four players check. The turn is and everyone checks. The river is and everyone checks. A player in the small blind with takes it.
Down to his last 8500, Phil Gordon in the six seat calls a 600 raise from the five seat. The button also calls. The board is and it's checked to the button, who bets 1200. It's folded to Gordon who shoves all in. The opponent folds and Gordon nearly doubles.
Chef Paul Prudhomme bets under the gun and the button calls. The board is . Both check and the turn is . The Chef bets 500 and is called. The river is . Both check and the Chef turns over for the flopped set and the pot.
We are now on level 4, with 100/200 blinds and a 25 ante. The ante should create a bit more action. We are down to 279 players and are playing through level 9 this evening. After this level is the dinner break.