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 |
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 |
|
Busted |
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 |
|
105,000 | -55,000 |
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 |
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.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | 100,000 |
|
190,000 | 3,000 |
|
110,000 | -25,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
80,000 | -10,000 |
|
77,000 | -8,000 |
Kyle Cartwright opened the action to 4,000 from late position and the player to his immediate left announced a three-bet all in for 22,600. Action came back around to Cartwright who crunched some numbers and announced a call, showing 
. His opponent tabled 
.
Cartwright released a chuckle. "You're ahead."
The flop brought Cartwright hope by giving him an open-ended straight draw through 
. The turn and river, however, did not complete his straight as they came 
and respectively. Despite taking the hit, Cartwright is still sitting around 150,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | -25,000 |
"Are you ready for this?" Aaron Massey asked us as we approached his table. He peered down at his cards and cut out a raise to 4,200, exclaiming that he wanted to perform well while the media was around.
It folded to Claudia Crawford on the button and she announced a call. The two were heads up take a flop of 
. Both checked and the 
hit the turn. Massey checked again and Crawford fired 4,500. Massey stuck around.
The hit the river and Massey checked a third time.
"Twelve," said Crawford, announcing a bet of 12,000.
Massey snapped her off.
"King-high," she lamented.
Massey flipped over 
and dragged in a nice sized pot.
"You just wake up with eights there?" asked Crawford.
"I'm a manipulator!" said Massey. "I manipulate the competition!"
He's now sitting on approximately 116,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -15,000 |
