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On a board of David Benefield bets 33,600 from the big blind into a 45,000 pot. David "Devilfish" Ulliott tanks for several minutes before quickly flashing two diamonds for a low flush - then throws them into the muck. Benefield takes the pot and is now at 145,000 while Ulliott drops under 100,000.
Shamus
With 26,000 in the middle and on board, Scott Seiver bet 21,350, Tom "durrrr" Dwan called, then Scott Montgomery raised it to 50,000. Seiver responded by pushing all in, Dwan folded, and Montgomery called with the last of his chips.
Seiver showed for top pair, while Montgomery showed for the flush draw. The turn was the and the river the , and Montgomery hit the rail. Meanwhile Seiver has chipped up to 260,000. Dwan is now sitting with about 98,000.
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Evan McNiff raises from under the gun to 1,800. Jean "Prince" Gaspard is in the big blind and makes the call. The flop comes and both players check. The turn is the and Gaspard leads out for 2,500. McNiff makes the call. The river is the and both players check it down.
Neither player wants to turn over their cards and they get in a staring match, trying to will the other to show their hand first. Prince gives up after a few awkward moments and tosses his cards into the muck. McNiff takes down the pot without having to show the table what he held.
[user111541]
Hasan Habib has finally arrived to the tournament an hour and a half late.
Not to be outdone, there has been no Phil Hellmuth sightings as of yet. Will he parachute in through the roof of the Amazon Room? Maybe ride in on a silver donkey? We'll have to wait and see...
Shamus
Four players saw a flop of . It checked to Shannon Shorr in the cutoff who bet 5,500, Huck Seed called from the button, and the others folded. The turn was the . Shorr bet 11,500, and Seed called again.
The river brought the . This time Shorr fired 38,000, and Seed made the call once again. Seed turned over , and Shorr mucked. That hand brings Seed back up to his starting stack of 120,000, while Shorr is sitting at 98,000.
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A player in middle position opens the pot for a raise of 3,200 (5.3x the big blind). Tom "durrrr" Dwan calls from the cutoff, as does Phil Ivey from the big blind. The flop comes and all three players check. The turn is the and the original raiser leads out for a minuscule 1,000 into the 10,000+ pot. Dwan folds and Ivey makes the call.
The river brings the and the player in middle position bets 5,000. Ivey announces a raise and tosses out a single 25,000 chip. His opponent quickly folds and Ivey takes down the pot.
Shamus
With the board showing , "Action" Jeff Garza bet 6,000 from the small blind, and two players called, including Ted Lawson on the button. The river was the . Garza bet 15,000, and Lawson called. Both players had rivered heart flushes, but Garza's bested Lawson's .
As we near the end of Level 2, Garza is up to 167,000, while Lawson currently has 96,000.
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Just arriving with three minutes remaining in Level 2 was Howard Lederer, who sat down next to Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson also just showed up but is still greeting fans and shaking hands. Also arriving fashionably late? Jennifer Harman who is sporting a (very cute) longer hairstyle.
Shamus
With the community cards , Per Magnus Ummer bet 50,000 from the big blind, Justin Bonomo shoved all in for 63,525 total, and Ummer made the call with almost the last of his chips. Bonomo turned over for a set of ducks, and Ummer mucked.
Bonomo moves up to 242,000 on that one, while Ummer has been crippled down to just 2,300.
[user25067]
On a flop of , Hungarian player Sandor Demjan bet 15,000, Ted Forrest called and Erick Lindgren folded. The turn came the and Demjan led again for 35,000. Forrest thought for quite a while before making the call. The river was the and Demjan checked, opening the door for Forrest to bet a hefty 62,000. Demjan called, revealing for a pair of jacks while Forrest could only muck his cards.
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David Benefield bets 33,600 from the big blind into a 45,000 pot. David "Devilfish" Ulliott tanks for several minutes before quickly flashing two diamonds for a low flush - then throws them into the muck. Benefield takes the pot and is now at 145,000 while Ulliott drops under 100,000.
on board, Scott Seiver bet 21,350, Tom "durrrr" Dwan called, then Scott Montgomery raised it to 50,000. Seiver responded by pushing all in, Dwan folded, and Montgomery called with the last of his chips.
for top pair, while Montgomery showed 
for the flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and Montgomery hit the rail. Meanwhile Seiver has chipped up to 260,000. Dwan is now sitting with about 98,000.
and Gaspard leads out for 2,500. McNiff makes the call. The river is the 
and both players check it down.
. It checked to Shannon Shorr in the cutoff who bet 5,500, Huck Seed called from the button, and the others folded. The turn was the 
. Shorr bet 11,500, and Seed called again.
. This time Shorr fired 38,000, and Seed made the call once again. Seed turned over 
, and Shorr mucked. That hand brings Seed back up to his starting stack of 120,000, while Shorr is sitting at 98,000.
and all three players check. The turn is the 
and the player in middle position bets 5,000. Ivey announces a raise and tosses out a single 25,000 chip. His opponent quickly folds and Ivey takes down the pot.
bested Lawson's 
for a set of ducks, and Ummer mucked.
and Demjan checked, opening the door for Forrest to bet a hefty 62,000. Demjan called, revealing 
