We've played three levels today, and the 32 survivors are being rewarded with a 15-minute break.
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans
Kunal Patel got his last 41,100 chips into the middle after four-bet shoving with
. It was momentary bad news when Corey Burbick snap-called with
, but things would improve quickly for Patel.
In a big way. The flop came
, and that all but ended it right there. Quads held after the turn
and river
, and Burbick drops half his stack back down to 40,000. That's a lucky double for Patel, and it moves him up to about 85,000.
Brian Roberts made the mini-raise to 2,000 before the flop, and both blinds (Matt Waxman and Fred Sigur) came along with him to the flop.
The dealer spread
, and Roberts continued out with 3,800. Waxman folded, but Sigur floated to the
turn. When Roberts bet another 10,100, Sigur snuck in a raise to 26,000, and Roberts called to see the
on the river. Check-check, and Sigur showed down
. Roberts had that beat with
, and he's moved his stack up to 90,000 with that pot.
Sigur is back down to 55,000.
After Allen Kessler called from the cutoff, Kunal Patel raised to 3,100 on the button. Ben Thomas shoved for 17,300 from the small blind and action folded around to Patel. After about 30 seconds he called, but saw his 
was crushed by Thomas' 
.
The board ran out 



, safe for Thomas to double up.
Will "The Thrill" Failla's tournament has come to an end as his 
failed to pair up against Brian Senie's 
, who is now up to about 40,000. "I can still make my JetBlue," Failla told us as he exited the tournament area.
Safe travels, Will.
John Holley was all in for 15,100 with 
and found action from Jeremiah Vinsant, who tabled 
. Unfortunately for Vinsant, Holley paired up as the board ran out 



.
Chad Brown opened to 2,500 in early position. Allie Prescott shoved from the cutoff for 10,100 and Jon Aguiar re-raised all in from the small blind. Brown got out of the way, revealing 
for Aguiar and 
for Prescott.
Already having lost a flip today with big slick, this time Aguiar paired his ace. However, Prescott nailed the board as well as it came down 



.
Aguiar busted shortly thereafter.
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
John Dolan was all in for about 22,000 with 
, but ran into Brian Lemke's 
. The board came down 



, ending Dolan's tournament just as Level 10 came to an end.