Tuan Lam has the button in seat 1, Scotty Nguyen raises from the small blind to 460,000, and Philip Hilm calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Nguyen checks, Hilm bets 550,000, Nguyen raises to 1.55 million, and Hilm calls. There is now 4.12 million in the pot.
The turn card pairs the board with the , and both players check. The river card is the , Nguyen thinks for about 30 seconds before he checks, Hilm quickly says, "All in," and Nguyen goes into the tank. After about 30 seconds, Hilm gets up and stands behind his chair, staring down at the cards, just a few feet to the left of Nguyen.
After about two minutes, Nguyen folds, and Philip Hilm takes the pot.
Preflop, Jon Kalmar limps in the small blind and Lee Watkinson checks the option. The flop is . The players check the flop and turn. On the river, Kalmar checks. Watkinson bets 200,000 and Kalmar calls. Watkinson shows and takes it.
Raymond Rahme has about two rows of loyal supporters consisting of both family and friends. Whenever he wins a pot, they chant and sing as they sway back and forth. Rahme has been feeding off of the energy of his railbirds.
Scotty Nguyen seems to have the support of the remainder of the fans sitting around the feature table. Whenever Scotty is in a hand, they are cheering him on. Whenever he's been all in, they've all risen to their feet in anticipation of Nguyen dragging another pot.
Scotty Nguyen started the day as one of the short stacks in 27th place. He's currently in the top 5. Rahme's has the most vocal railbirds, but Scotty Nguyen is definitely the overwhelming crowd favorite.
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Lee Childs has the button in seat 9, Raymond Rahme raises from the cutoff to 450,000, Scotty Nguyen reraises from the big blind to 950,000, and Rahme calls. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Nguyen checks, Rahme bets 750,000, and Nguyen thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls. The river card is the , and both players check. Rahme shows for a pair of nines, and Nguyen mucks. Raymond Rahme wins the pot.
Philip Hilm
Raymond Rahme has the button in seat 7, Philip Hilm raises from the cutoff to 480,000, and Tuan Lam calls from the big blind. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Lam bets 700,000, and Hilm calls. There is now 2.54 million in the pot.
The river card is the , Lam checks, Hilm thinks for a minute before he bets 1.5 million, and Lam folds, leaving himself with about 18.75 million. Philip Hilm takes the pot.
Two players came into the bathroom on the break and began a conversation about how many chips they had.
"13 million," one said.
"Oh, you have to have 15 million after that last hand," the other replied.
"I don't know, but every time there's a raise or anything, there are cameras in my face to get reactions and stuff. Who edits all this stuff in a room?"
The two players are having a casual, matter-of-fact conversation about how many millions are sitting in front of them. Neither notices the poor guy mopping up the floor going right by them. One can only wonder what he's thinking.
It's just another day at the WSOP. It's a crazy scene that must be seen to be believed.
, Nguyen checks, Hilm bets 550,000, Nguyen raises to 1.55 million, and Hilm calls. There is now 4.12 million in the pot. 
, and both players check. The river card is the 
, Nguyen thinks for about 30 seconds before he checks, Hilm quickly says, "All in," and Nguyen goes into the tank. After about 30 seconds, Hilm gets up and stands behind his chair, staring down at the cards, just a few feet to the left of Nguyen. 
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, Nguyen checks, Rahme bets 750,000, and Nguyen thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls. The river card is the 
, and both players check. Rahme shows 
for a pair of nines, and Nguyen mucks. Raymond Rahme wins the pot.
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
