. Chen had a strong holding, with the 
but was behind the 
of Adam Zinn.The
on the river didn't pair the board and Chen hit the rail. Zinn climbed to about 110,000 on the hand.
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. Chen had a strong holding, with the but was behind the of Adam Zinn.The
on the river didn't pair the board and Chen hit the rail. Zinn climbed to about 110,000 on the hand.
The first recipient was Peter Costa. Hansen had raised on the turn and Costa had called. The river was dealt, giving us
. Hansen led out for 5,000 and Costa called with 
for the straight. Hansen mucked, saying he had a pair. Costa up to 32,000 as a result.
Hansen then doubled up another player after getting it all in preflop with
versus an opponent's 
. The case king fell on the river, confirming the pot was heading away from the Dane. Hansen now on 110,000.
hit the board. The big blind led out for 3,000 and got a caller from middle position. Archie Karas pushed all in from the button for 10,500 and the big blind called. The middle-position player passed and the players showed:Karas:
Opponent:
There was no help for Karas on fourth or fifth streets and he was eliminated.
A player at his table raised to 2,000 from middle position, and Elson thought a bit before calling him from the cutoff. That left Elson only about 11,000 or so behind.
The flop came
and Elson's opponent quickly checked. Elson sat in contemplation for a minute or so, then decided to push all in. "Call," came his opponent's response, a bit too quickly for comfort.Elson had
for top pair. But his opponent held 
. "Clubs!" said Elson. Alas, the turn brought the 
and the river the 
, and Elson's day was done.He shook hands with several at the table. "Nice hand, brother!" he told his opponent in the hand with a smile.
And the tournament goes on. Elson is one of over 600 players who we've seen eliminated already today.
, Eldon Orr moved all in for approximately 13,000 chips and was called by a player on the button. Orr held
and his opponent held 
. The river was a blank to both players and Orr is out the door.
and his opponent held .Board:
Aces up were good enough for Bloom to double up to 19,400.
. Cowling found himself all in holding 
against the of his opponent.There was little time for suspense as the dealer quickly laid the
on the turn. Cowling slapped the table in disgust. The meaningless hit the river and Cowling headed for the exit.
and both players checked. The turn came and both players checked once more.The river came
and finally someone took a stab at the pot. Sheikhan bet out for 4,000, causing Johnny to thinking for a few minutes. He finally folded 
face-up, handing the pot to Sheikhan, who's up to 45,000.
. Levin had . Unfortunately for him, his opponent held pocket jacks for the set.The turn brought a
, giving Levin some outs. But the river was the and Levin is out.
