Players have taken their seats once again. From this point forward, the levels have increased from 40-minutes to 60-minutes. We will play two more levels this evening or until only 33 players remain, whichever comes first.
Claudia Crawford opened to 5,500 from middle position. A short-stacked player a few seats over then three-bet all in for a little over 27,000 and Crawford called.
Crawford: 
Opponent: 
Crawford took the lead on the 
flop and never gave it up through the 
turn and the 
river. With this knockout she's sitting right around 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
On a board reading 
, Bryan Campanello checked to David Clark who shot 12,500 into the middle. Campanello tank-called and the board completed with the 
.
Campanello then took the initiative and bet 24,500. Clark went into the tank for about ninety seconds before quietly releasing his hand into the muck. Campanello took the pot and is now sitting on about 210,000 while Clark has fallen to 105,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
We caught up to see Allen Kessler and Claudia Crawford, fresh off of eliminating a player, heads up in a pot. The board read 
and Kessler checked.
Crawford flung 25,000 into an already sizable pot. Kessler cut out a raise and made it 61,000 to go.
"Alright," said Crawford. "I'm all in."
"I call," replied Kessler. "I have the nuts"
Kessler rolled over 
for the nut flush. A dejected Crawford stood up and tabled 
for a flopped middle set. She still had outs to make a full house.
"If I lose this one I'm going to be really upset," remarked Kessler before the dealer produced the river.
The river was the 
and Kessler's flush was able to hold, sending Crawford packing late in the night. The two were roughly even in chips, separated only by less than 2,000. With this win Kessler is now sitting on about 200,000 total.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
A new big stack has emerged here in the Harrah's theater and it belongs to Ryan Stevenson. He's currently sporting about 360,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 |
Mark Maletic opened to 5,300 from the cutoff and it folded to the player in the big blind who called. The flop brought 
and Maletic's opponent checked. Maletic continued for 6,100 and his opponent tanked for about forty-five seconds before finally released. Maletic has been slowly grinding as of late and is currently sitting just around 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Players are now on a quick break to race off and color up the black t100 chips.
Level: 17
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Play is finally beginning to slow down with only 40 players left in the hunt. There seems to be less action happening as certainly those left in the field are guaranteed to return for Day 2 in a mere thirty minutes.
Cary Marshall raised to 8,000 from early position and received a call from the player in the big blind.
The flop was 
and Marshall's opponent check-called 11,000. Both players checked the on fourth street and the completed the board. Another check to Marshall prompted a bet of 22,000. His opponent laid it down and Marshall showed the tabled 
as he dragged in the pot. He's sitting on about 240,000 now.
