The clock says we're down to 65 players, which is two from the money. As you can imagine, things are pretty slow right now as everyone seems to be playing cautiously in the hopes of earning a payday.
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An unknown player on the button moved all in preflop with around 35,000 and Roger Campbell called from the small blind.
Campbell: 
Button: 
The board ran 
and Campbell brought us one step closer to the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 |
It just struck us that with 71 players remaining, only one woman remains in the field. That would be Katherine "Kat" Bowen, who took 19th place at the WSOP Circuit Choctaw stop back in January for $11,574. Needless to say, she knows how to go deep in a Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 |
On a board reading 
, Charles Moore had put out a hefty bet only to have Ping Liu move all in over the top. Moore made the call and there was a considerable pot on the line. We're not quite sure how much, but would guesstimate somewhere around 300,000.
With no more action, Liu revealed 
for top pair with top kicker, but it was no good against the 
two pair of Moore. The latter, who recently finished runner up in the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs, stood from his chair in anticipation. The dealer burned and turned . . . . The card gave Liu some counterfeit outs, but the 
river was not in his ballpark. Liu exited the tournament while Moore pulled in a healthy pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
Busted |
Talk about swimming with sharks. Over on table 40 Steve Melton, Joe Kuether, Tripp Kirk, Scott Clements and Blake Cahail are all seated together. It's a very accomplished table and ripe with chips. We're looking for some fireworks very soon.
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
435,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
400,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
395,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
||
|
310,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
250,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
220,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
210,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
205,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
170,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
140,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
125,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
112,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
60,000 | |
|
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Right now, Nik Stone is primed to capture the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s St. Louis Casino Champion, though with two events in progress it is up in the air. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of this Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:
| Player | Qualified |
|---|---|
| David Nicholson | Horseshoe Bossier City Main Event Winner |
| Chris Gamboa | Horseshoe Bossier City Casino Champion |
| Robert Castoire | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event Winner |
| Mark “Pegasus” Smith | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion |
| Bob Chow | Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Winner |
| Drazen Ilich | Horseshoe Hammond Casino Champion |
| Gene Dudek | IP Biloxi Casino Champion |
| Jerry Monroe | IP Biloxi Main Event Winner |
| Michael Rosenbach | Lake Tahoe Casino Champ |
| Bryan Schultz | Lake Tahoe Main Event Champion |
| Tuan Phan | Harrah’s AC Main Event Winner |
| Hao Le | Harrah’s AC Casino Champ |
| Freddy Deeb | Bicycle Casino Main Event Winner |
| Huy Quach | Bicycle Casino Champ |
| Raja Kattamuri | Choctaw Casino Champ |
| Abraham Araya | Choctaw Main Event Champion |
| Gary Bolden | Caesars Palace Casino Champ |
| Kevin Calenzo | Caesars Palace Main Event Winner |
| Matthew Weber | Harrah’s Tunica Casino Champ |
| Kurt Jewell | Harrah’s Tunica Main Event Winner |
| Charles Flett | Palm Beach Casino Champ |
| James Harnden | Palm Beach Main Event Winner |
| Tuan Phan | Harrah’s AC Main Event Winner |
| Hao Le | Harrah’s AC Casino Champ |
| Joseph Kuether | Harrah’s Rincon Main Event Winner |
| Jonas Mackoff | Harrah’s Rincon Casino Champ |
| Scott Stanko | Council Bluffs Main Event Winner |
| Michael Nellis | Council Bluffs Casino Champ |
We found Chris Conrad and Nick Lanzi locked up in a hand together and all the money went in on the flop. The board showed 
and Lanzi had flopped top pair holding 
. But Conrad had bad news for him when he tabled 
for the flopped flush.
Lanzi had one foot out the door but then the dealer peeled off the on the turn and the 
on the river. Lanzi stayed alive and Conrad was stunned.
Before we left the table Andy Rubinberg said, "Yeah, we call him 'Runner-Runner Nick.'"
