With a flop of , Jennifer Tilly led out with a 19,000 bet into a middle position player. Her opponent smooth called, and they both checked when the turn brought the . With the on the river, Tilly bet out for another 20,000. Her opponent moved all-in for a remaining 9,000. She called and her opponent turned over . After mucking, Tilly claimed "I had a club."
Phil Laak
The next table to break will be 13, which is probably not good news for the rest of the field. Any moment now Tony G, Chris Ferguson, and Phil Laak will find new homes throughout the tournament area, which could create some interesting matchups.
Players are now on a 15-minute break. They'll play for approximately one more hour tonight after they return from break before stopping for the night. Play will recommence tomorrow afternoon.
The tournament staff just made a small correction to a statement they'd previously made. Rather than stopping play at 2:00 a.m. sharp, they're going to play until the end of the current level, which will take us to approximately 2:05.
Cards are back in the air and there are 106 players remaining.
Acting in middle position, Erik Seidel makes it 4,500 to go pre-flop and gets called by the button. The flop: . Without hesitating, Seidel bets out 6,500 and again gets called. The turn brings the and Seidel casually dumps a mere 17,000 into the 21,000 pot. His sole opponent goes into the tank and eventually folds his hand, leaving Erik 75,000 in chips.
Tony G found himself all-in with A-3 and against Kathy Liebert and doubled up with a flop of . After flopping the full house, Tony has over 70,000 in chips.
Having already won a bracelet in the 2007 WSOP, Allen Cunningham is positioning himself to make a run at #2 (and the sixth of his career). He currently has 87,000 chips and with the blinds still at 1000-2000, he remains an eminent threat.