We caught up to see a pot of over 8,000 sitting in the middle of the table and a board reading 
. Dwyte Pilgrim pondered for a moment before checking to his opponent. His opponent very quickly announced "All in", having Pilgrim covered.
Pilgrim debated for a moment before throwing his hand away, leaving him with 9,400 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,400 | -8,800 |
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We found this hand on the river with a 2,500 pot. The board read 
and Cartwright bet 3,100. His opponent tanked for a short while before folding and said, "Nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,400 | 5,100 |
Kyle Cartwright opened to 450 from early position and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop fell 
and the big blind checked. Cartwright continued out with a bet of 375 and his opponent quickly called.
The turn paired the board when the 
fell. Both players checked and the came on the river. The player in the big blind bet out 750 and Cartwright quickly called. His opponent flipped up 
and was behind Cartwright's 
. His pair of jacks awarded him this pot and boosted his stack to about 22,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,300 | 2,700 |
Ryan Lenaghan, who finished in 16th place in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, opened for 400 and found two callers. The flop came 
and Lenaghan bet 550. One player called and the other folded. The turn came 
and Lenaghan bet 800 and was called. The river brought the and Lenaghan checked. His opponent bet out 1,000 and after some thought Lenaghan folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 |
We caught up with the action to see John Dolan heads up in a pot with the board reading 
. Dolan pushed out a bet of 525 and his opponent quickly raised to 1,500. Dolan made the call and the two players saw the 
fall on the turn.
Both players checked and the struck the river. Dolan checked once again and his opponent bet 1,500. Dolan held enough chips to call in his hand for a bit, deliberating what course of action to take. Eventually he tossed in the calling chips and his opponent turned up a , announcing that he played the board. Dolan tabled the winning 
and was able to scoop a nice sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 8,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,200 | 3,200 |
|
21,200 | 1,200 |
|
|
19,600 | -400 |
|
|
18,200 | -1,800 |
|
17,100 | -2,900 |
|
|
15,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
14,500 | -5,500 |
|
9,600 | -10,400 |
Kathy Liebert opened the action by raising to 425 preflop. The player in the cutoff called and the flop fell 
. Liebert continued out for 600 and her opponent quickly called.
The turn brought the 
and Liebert led out once again, this time making it 1,000. Her opponent asked her how much she had left and Liebert counted out 15,000 in chips. Her opponent eventually made the call and the river paired the board, bringing the 
.
Liebert slowed down this time, opting to check. Her opponent tossed out a bet of 6,500 and after about a minute of contemplation, Liebert mucked her hand and her opponent was awarded the pot.
The first couple of levels of a tournament are usually pretty uneventful, so we stood behind Allen "The Chainsaw" Kessler for an entire orbit.
Hand 1 - Folded preflop in late position. Chewed his gum in silence.
Hand 2 - Folded preflop. Was talking to the player on his right about the Borgata.
Hand 3 - As the deal completed Kyle Cartwright informed the dealer he caught a glimpse of Kessler's card. He didn't know exactly what it was but he said it was black number card. Kessler then limps and taps his cards, "I may or may not have a black card." The flop came 
and after a bet Kessler folded. He told the table he had two black sevens and wasn't sure which one Cartwright saw.
Hand 4 - He folds again and leaves the table to talk to a friend. He pointed out the food bar in the back of the room.
Hand 5 - He folded from under the gun and sat silently.
Hand 6 - From the big blind he folded to a middle position raise. He pointed out to the player on his right that a green T25 chip had fallen off his stack.
Hand 7 - Dealer change. He starts working on the percentage of previous hand pointing out that he had an app on his phone for percentages. He folded to an early position raise of 375.
Hand 8 - Kessler is on the button and couldn't believe his neighbors at the table didn't have a poker odds calculator on their phone. He called a preflop bet of 375 and the flop came 
. Kessler's opponent bet 700 and he raised to 1,775. His opponent called and the turn came 
. His opponent checked and as Kessler was grabbing chips to bet his opponent folded before Kessler could put them in the pot. Again he couldn't believe players at the table didn't have an odds app.
Hand 9 - He folded from the cutoff, looked over his shoulder and said, "I bet the Pokernews guys have that app."
We do.
