Play has yet to resume, and the players are milling about waiting to restart the tournament. But Harrah's wants to make sure that everyone's chip count is accurate before proceeding.
Early indications are that the standard chip race went smoothly, but the staff also colored up some of the lower-denomination chipstacks to orange (5,000) chips, and that's when a mistake might have happened.
There is a bit of controversy at Erick Lindgren's table, as it appears that the color-up put too many chips into play. We're investigating further, but it sounds like they're going to study the tape from the surveillance cameras to determine who had how many chips.
Shortly before the break, Dave Colclough is short-stacked and all in from the small bilnd against Chau Giang, Birinder Nijran, and and Eughan O'Dea.
The flop comes , it's checked to O'Dea who bets 15,000 from the button, Giang calls, and Birinder folds. The turn card is the , and both Giang and O'Dea check. The river card is the , and they check again.
Giang shows for a pair of aces, and O'Dea mucks. Giang takes the side pot.
Colclough shows for a pair of threes, and he is eliminated from the tournament.
David Ulliott catches a 6 on the river to make trips against Michael Binger's overpair, narrowly avoiding elimination. Devilfish is now sitting with 21,500 chips.
After a flop of , Humberto Brenes is all in for 63,500 against Chau Giang. Giang thinks about calling, and says, "Oh well, if I lose this pot, I come back." Giang calls, showing for pocket aces and a gut-shot straight draw. Brenes shows for a pair of eights, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The last two cards are , and Giang's pocket aces hold up to win the pot. Humberto Brenes is eliminated before he can reach his fourth final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker.