The 46 players left in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Cherokee are back in their seats following the short dinner break and Level 22 has begun.
Among those hitting the rail just prior to dinner were Luke Graham (46th), Joe Stark (49th), Jacob Bazeley (51st), and five-time WSOP ring winner Kyle Cartwright (54th), each of whom earned $4,096 for their finishes.
When we arrived at the table, James Steen and Daniel Weinman were heads up on a board of . Weinman checked, Steen fired 90,000 into a pot of around 200,000, and Weinman went deep into the tank.
Weinman eventually called, and Steen turned over ace-high. Weinman tabled for a pair of fives.
"Good call," Steen said genuinely. "Good call."
Weinman is back up to 425,000 chips, while Steen slipped to 715,000.
David Nicholson opened to 16,000 from early position, Jerry Monroe three-bet to 41,000 on his direct left, and the action folded to Karthik Ramakrishnan, who four-bet jammed on the button. Nicholson folded, and Monroe instantly called.
Ramakrishnan:
Monroe:
Monroe held as the board ran out , and Ramakrishnan was eliminated.
David Nicholson opened with a raise to 16,000 from middle position and picked up three callers behind him including Jerry Monroe sitting one seat to his left. The flop came , and Nicholson continued for 26,000. Monroe raised to 80,000, scattering the other two, and after thinking a few moments Nicholson called.
The turn was the . This time Nicholson checked, and when Monroe tossed out a bet of 140,000, Nicholson again took a few moments before making the call.
The river was the . Nicholson checked once more, and once more Monroe was carving out chips to bet. He pushed out two tall columns of gray chips — a bet of 200,000 — and Nicholson folded.
Nicholson falls back a bit after having led the counts, while Monroe now appears to have pushed into the lead with more than 800,000.
George Zinaty opened to 22,000 from middle position, Kyle Cartwright jammed for roughly 120,000 or so on his left, and Jason Gwinn re-jammed in the cutoff. The action folded back to Zinaty, who painstakingly folded face up.
Cartwright:
Gwinn:
Gwinn's kings held as the board ran out , and Cartwright was eliminated.
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. Juan Mora moved all in, a third player folded, and Crawford immediately called.
turned. A meaningless 
completed the board, and Mora was eliminated.
versus the 
of Greg Raymer.
. "Nine, nine," said Raymer, describing another way he might win the hand. The turn brought the 
and Cook's jacks was still ahead.
, pairing Raymer and sending Cook to the rail in 46th place.
. Weinman checked, Steen fired 90,000 into a pot of around 200,000, and Weinman went deep into the tank.
for a pair of fives.
. This time Nicholson checked, and when Monroe tossed out a bet of 140,000, Nicholson again took a few moments before making the call.
face up.
