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With 1,700 in the pot preflop, Allen Kessler bet 400 on a 
flop and was called by the button. The turn brought the 
and Kessler fired out 1,050. The button folded and Kessler showed the 
before raking in a modest 2,500 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
A small pot quickly turned into a large one at Table 35. We picked up the action on the flop with two players looking at a board of 
. A player in early position saw his bet raised to 3,000 by Jeff Brin in the small blind. The early-position player announced a raise and placed a gray chip worth 5,000 on the felt. Brin moved all in for 12,175 more. The early-position player tanked for about three minutes before folding.
Brin scooped the pot and showed 
for middle set, saying he didn't want to see any more cards. His opponent said he folded bottom set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Just before the level went up, we stumbled upon a pot with around 7,500 in the middle and a board reading 
. Henry Tran was in the big blind and fired out a healthy bet of 5,000 only to have the player to his direct right raised to 20,000. Tran didn't seem to like his situation and thought for nearly five minutes before folding the 
face up.
Despite losing that pot, Tran is off to a good start and currently sits with 33,000. From what we were told, he got those chips after an opponent made a mistake by betting 12,000 when he meant to bet 2,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon is a character, and one that's never silent for long. We recently made our way past Table 24 where he is seat next to the current WSOP Circuit National Leaderboard points leader Rex Clinkscales.
"Rex is trying to get me," Kroon boasted. "I'm already predicating that one of us is going to bust the other. You can put that in writing." Consider it done.
Ty Reiman is seated over at Table 26, which could very well be the toughest in the room as it included Everett Carlton, Alex Masek and Drazen Ilich.
In a recent hand, there was about 2,700 in the pot and a flop of 
. Reiman checked, the button bet 1,000, and Reiman woke up with a check-raise to 2,500. The button thought for a bit before moving all in for 6,675 and Reiman splashed in a call.
Reiman: 
Button: 
The button was ahead with a pair of aces but Reiman had straight and flush draws. Unfortunately for him, neither the 
turn nor 
river was what he needed and he was left with 4,825.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,825
-15,175
|
-15,175 |
After four players had limped, Kat Bowen raised to 850 from the big blind. Two players ended up calling and the flop came down 
. Bowen bet 2,200, the first player called, and the button folded. When the turned, Bowen fired out 5,000, her opponent called, and the 
completed the board on the river.
This time Bowen slowed down with a check and her opponent moved all in. Bowen called off only to discover her opponent roll over the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Picking up the action on the flop, Eddie Blumenthal checked from the big blind and Tripp Kirk bet 300 on a board of 
. Both checked the 
turn, and Blumenthal checked again when the hit the river. Kirk bet 800, and Blumenthal called. Kirk showed and dragged the small pot as Blumenthal's cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
|
13,000
1,300
|
1,300 |
Three levels are down, and that means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
