Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah was just spotted in the blue section for possibly the first time today. Leah spent most of the day locked away safely in the Brasilia Room, but we can keep a good eye on him now that he's with us in the Amazon Room. Leah's short with just under 10,000 chips, and he was contemplating a big decision when we walked up to his table. A player in late position had moved all in for about the same amount of chips as Leah. Mike would take a good soak in the tank before folding and flashing
, saving those last chips for a better spot.And finally, a few chip counts. Jeff "yellowsub" Williams is starting to tighten the screws on his table, and so far it's going well; he's up to 67,000. Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri has had a big stack all day, but it's been up and down and inconsistent. At last check though, Sugar is pretty healthy with 39,000.
and brought a 3,000-chip bet from the preflop aggressor. Only Williams called to see the turn 
. Both players checked. When the river fell 
, Williams' opponent checked the action. That allowed Williams the room to fire a bet of 6,200. His opponent called and was shown Williams' two pair, 
.
. Williams tabled 
. With his tens and fives, he has notched a much needed double up, sitting now with 20,700.
, and he was indeed ahead of the all-in player's 
. An ace on the flop all but locked it up, and the board ended up reading 
on a board of 
. His opponent beat him into the pot with a set, 
, slightly ahead of the at-risk player's 
. The flop had an ace in it, and the board would end up reading 
. With nines full, Newhouse eliminates a player, climbing to 53,000 in the process.
