Four players had built a pot of about 12,000 before the dealer spread a flop. It checked around to the late position player who bet 8,500, and only T.J. Crews called from middle position. The turn then brought the and when Crews led for 12,000, his opponent thought for a while before letting his hand go.
Crews began today as the chip leader, fell back a bit early on, then chipped back up over 100,000 where he's been hovering for most of the late afternoon.
Cathy Dever opened with a raise to 5,500 from middle position and got two callers behind her, David Diaz (cutoff) and Terry Grimes (button). The flop came , and Dever fired a continuation bet of 9,000. Just Diaz called. Both players then checked the turn.
The river was the . This time Dever pushed out a bet of 23,000, and after a spell of contemplation Diaz finally let his hand go.
Will Failla opened to 6,000 in early position and next to act was Abraham Araya who went all in for 8,000. Chris Reslock called from the cutoff, Failla called, and the two of them checked down a board.
Reslock tabled , Failla showed , and Araya turned up . Failla took it down with ace-queen high to win the pot and eliminate Araya.
Players are back from the break and cards are once more in the air. The big board is showing that 135 players remain, meaning just under half of those still with chips will be making the final 63 and the cash.
From this points forward, levels will now last one hour. There will be a dinner break after two more levels (at the end of Level 17).
flop. It checked around to the late position player who bet 8,500, and only T.J. Crews called from middle position. The turn then brought the 
and when Crews led for 12,000, his opponent thought for a while before letting his hand go.
, and Dever fired a continuation bet of 9,000. Just Diaz called. Both players then checked the 
turn.
. This time Dever pushed out a bet of 23,000, and after a spell of contemplation Diaz finally let his hand go.
board.
, Failla showed 
, and Araya turned up 
