Just before the break, David Weinstein eliminated another player.
The chips went in on a 
flop and Weinstein's 
was trailing his opponent's 
. However, the 
turn card gave Weinstein a better two pair. The 
river card sealed the deal and Weinstein is up to about 43,000.
We didn't catch the hand but Brett Schwertley has been eliminated from the tournament. While he was able to navigate the largest field in Circuit history, he was unable to survive today's more modest field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
45,000
24,600
|
24,600 |
|
28,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
26,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
22,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
17,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
10,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
The biggest stack in the room at the beginning of Level 8 appears to be Claudia Crawford. She has upped her stack to about 60,000.
We didn't catch all the action but Aaron Brandt was all in for 8,200 on the river with a board reading 
. His opponent had called and was counting out chips as Brandt's 
was good. He is now up to around 24,000.
Our starting field of 270 has already been cut by 1/3rd as roughly 180 players remain at just about the halfway point on Day 1.
Mark "Pegasus" Smith has been on a roll today. Recently, an under the gun player raised and Smith reraised to 3,500 from middle position. Everyone folded and Smith took down the small pot, which brought him up to 92,000.
However, a short time later variance caught up with Smith. In the hand, three players had seen a flop of 
and the big blind checked to Smith, who quickly bet 3,000. The player on the button called while the big blind got out of the way. The turn was the 
and Smith bet 10,000, which covered his opponent. The button snap called for about 8,000 and revealed 
, which was ahead of Smith's 
. However, Smith could catch a ace, ten or heart on the river to take down the pot. Unfortunately for him, the river was the 
and his opponent doubled.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
