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There's an elephant not in the room.
The towering Audley Harrison -- the former British Olympic boxer Audley Harrison -- was eliminated on the last hand before the dinner break. He's conspicuous in his absence to say the least.
The dinner break is over, and the players are back in their chairs. The bellies are full, the clock is running, but everything not exactly content right now.
Welcoming the players back to action, the staff announced the final schedule for the evening. We're going to play four more levels as originally listed on the structure sheet, but we'll stop at 18 players if we get there first. That word comes straight from the boss, Tournament Director Jack Effel.
With the number 27 being thrown around in the previous levels, a few of the players weren't particularly thrilled with the updated information. Daniel Negreanu, for instance, was at the airport in Las Vegas at 8 o'clock this morning, and this day has turned out to be longer than he anticipated. A small little wave of frustration passed through the tournament area as players vented their frustrations. It wasn't Negreanu who started the chatter, but he didn't hesitate to offer his opinion.
"Yeah, you know, he's right," Negreanu began. "I wouldn't have flown in, either. I wouldn't have gotten on the plane."
From across the room, Jesse Martin was standing up to air his grievance. "If you think it's going to be a short day, you prepare for a short day. If you think it's going to be a long day, you prepare for a long day."
Everyone's a little grumpy right now, but these things tend to pass. Negreanu's mood is certainly light. He was just involved in a pot, facing a decision against an opponent who had him a bit confused. Negreanu was being his talkative sense, and the floor cautioned him to be careful about disclosing the contents of his hand. "More bad news," Negreanu said, halfway-chuckling. "We're playing to 18 and you can't even speak English anymore?"
Fortunately for Negreanu, he's got plenty of chips to laugh off a couple extra levels.
Level: 14
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Even though the field is just two spots away from having 27 players left, which is when play is supposed to end tonight, the tournament staff has decided to still send the players on a 75-minute dinner break. When they come back, the players will then play through until there are just 18 remaining.
The cards will be back in the air at 7:20 PM local time.
Action folded all the way around to Gregory Brooks in the small blind and he raised to 4,300. Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind and the two players saw the flop come down 
. Brooks stayed on the gas and bet 4,700. Negreanu stuck right with him making the call.
The turn brought the 
and Brooks pressed harder with a bet of 11,400. Negreanu was right with him again, calling to see the river.
The 
completed the board on the river and Brooks didn't slow down. He bet 27,400 and Negreanu began to talk about how he couldn't beat a flush. "If he has a flush, he wins," said Negreanu as he made the call.
Brooks showed the 
for top pair, but that wasn't good against the 
for Negreanu to make two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
98,200
-54,800
|
-54,800 |
|
||
On a 
flop, Eddy Sabat led out with a bet of 1,600, and Ali Eslami raised to 3,500. Sabat made the call, and the dropped on fourth street. Sabat checked now, and Eslami bet another 3,500.
Sabat's 
wasn't looking so good now on the tripped board, and he flashed and released them. "Wow," Eslami said. "How do we not get it in on the flop?"
Eslami gets a little bump up to 175,000 now, while Sabat saved 17,800 chips with which to continue this short-stacked battle.
Gregory Brooks opened with a raise to 3,200 and two people called, including David Miscikowski in the vutoff seat. Zachary Clark reraised from the button to 6,700 and everyone folded back to Miscikowski. He made the call.
The flop came down 
and Miscikowski checked. Clark bet 10,000 and Miscikowski raised enough to put Clark all in. Clark made the call.
Clark: 
Miscikowski: 
Miscikowski had flopped a straight and was in prime position to knock out Clark pending no miracles on the turn and river. The turn and river blanked and Miscikowski was able to win the hand and send Clark out the door.
Miscikowski is now up to 200,000 in chips.
Dana Kellstrom checked the flop of 
to Scott Montgomery. Montgomery bet 8,500 and Kellstrom check-raised to 17,000. Montgomery thought for a bit and then reraised to put Kellstrom all in. Kellstrom had 30,600 behind and have it up. Montgomery won the pot and moved to 205,000 in chips.
Here's some of the players with not so many chips and looking to get a double up in the near future.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,700
-15,300
|
-15,300 |
|
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|
23,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
||
|
12,600
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
Action moved to Roland Isra on the button and he limped in. Todd Terry completed from the small blind and Dwyte Pilgrim checked in the big blind. The three players took the flop of 
and Terry checked. Pilgrim checked as well and then Isra bet 3,000. Terry called and Pilgrim called.
The turn card was the and everyone checked. They also checked the 
on the river. Terry turned over the and his opponents mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
110,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
72,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
