Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
This is what happens when two of the three biggest stacks in the room collide. Bryan Dillon and Paul Bianchi each put about 40,000 in the pot preflop. The flop came out
and Dillon checked. Bianchi slid out 70,000 and Dillon check-raised to 270,000. Bianchi sat back in his chair and chewed on his toothpick as if he was angry at it. After medium length tank Bianchi moved all in and Dillon insta-called.
Bianchi:

Dillon:

Dillon had a stranglehold on the hand by flopping the full house and Bianchi needed to catch a ten to retake the lead. The turn came up empty when it came
and Bianchi stood up to watch his fate on the river. He bricked again when the river fell
.
Dillon took control a massive stack and joined Crain at the top of the leaderboard. The two have a huge lead on the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
Busted |
It may be too late to play in the Hammond Main Event, but there are still plenty of opportunities to qualify for the National Championship. There are still plenty of opportunities to play, including any of the remaining stops on the WSOP Circuit schedule.
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit Event | IP Casino Resort & Spa Biloxi | Oct. 27 - Nov. 7, 2011 |
| Circuit Event | Harveys Lake Tahoe | Nov. 10 - 21, 2011 |
| Circuit Event | Harrah’s Atlantic City | Dec. 1 - 12, 2011 |
| Circuit Event | Choctaw Durant | Jan. 12 - 23, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Caesars Palace (Las Vegas) | Jan. 19 - 30, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Harrah’s Tunica | Feb. 2 - 13, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Palm Beach Kennel Club | Feb. 16 - 27, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Caesars Atlantic City | March 1 - 12, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Harrah’s Rincon | March 15 - 26, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Horseshoe Council Bluffs | March 29 - April 9, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Harrah’s St. Louis | April 12 - 23, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Harrah’s Chester | April 26 - May 7, 2012 |
| Circuit Event | Harrah’s New Orleans | May 10 - 21, 2012 |
We found Mike Scarborough and Chad Brown in hand at the turn with a 75,000 pot. The board read
and the two checked to see the river. The
finished the board and Scarborough bet out 75,000 and Brown folded his hand with an exaggerated and slow motion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
400,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Action folded around to the player in the hijack and he shoved all in for 166,000, which was called by the player in the cutoff. Nic Johnson then moved all in over the top from the button, inspiring the cutoff to fold 
face up.
Showdown
Johnson: 

Hijack: 

The player in the hijack called for a six, but couldn't catch one as the board ran out 



. However, the nine on the flop prompted a big f-bomb from the cutoff, who folded what would have been a set. As the old saying goes: "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Kenny Nguyen, or Super Tuan as some call him on the circuit, went to a flop with Ronnie Sewell. The flop came
, Nguyen bet out 60,000, Sewell raised to 150,000 and then Nguyen shoved. Sewell called and the hands were tabled.
Nguyen:

Sewell:

The board finished
and Nguyen collected his payout ticket and said something to the effect that the Blackjack tables were waiting for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
A little while back, last year's Harrah's Rincon Main Event winner Seneca Easley stopped by our desk to regretfully inform us that he had been eliminated. He stated that a player on the button had opened for a standard raise and he looked down at 
in the small blind. Easley shipped, but discovered the button actually had a hand in 
. There was no miracle, and Easley was eliminated here in Hammond.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
We found this hand at the river with Chad Brown moving all in on the river. The board read
and his opponent snap-called and tabled
. Brown left his opponent visibly flabbergasted and questioning the world when he turned over
. Brown is up to 630,000.
Two more levels are down which means it is time for another 15-minute break.
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000