With about 15 minutes left before the next break, nearly half of the day's starting tournament tables have now been broken with players scattered throughout the rest of the Amazon Room.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2a
Players Left 9 / 6,494
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With about 15 minutes left before the next break, nearly half of the day's starting tournament tables have now been broken with players scattered throughout the rest of the Amazon Room.
The flop came down
. The small blind bet 2,400, the EP player folded, Garrett raised to 5,000, the button folded and the small blind called. The turn came the
. The small blind checked and Garrett fired out another 5,000. It was enough to chase his opponent away and he took down the pot, chipping up to 44,000.
up against a short stack's 
. But Hedlund caught his ace on a flop of 
and then never looked back. Blanks on the turn and river ended Hedlund's opponent's day and increased the chatty Swede's count to 67,000.
Showdown
Smith:
Opponent:
The board ran out
for keep Smith's hand in the lead, doubling him up to 25,300.
When he walked away, the table shared the details of his bust out. With a board reading
, Mercier got his stack in the middle from the big blind and got called by the cutoff.Mercier showed
while his opponent held 
. The 
on the river brought the flush and ended Mercier's day.
The flop came down
. The small blind led out for 4,600, one of the EP players raised to 9,400, and Sands three-bet to 16,000. The small blind folded and one of the EP players called. The turn came the 
and the EP player checked to Sands, who bet 30,000. The EP player called all in.Sands turned over
(aka "the suited hammer") for two pair, crushing his opponent's . The river was the and Sands took down the substantial pot, increasing his stack to 150,000.
against the 
of Dragan Galic.The board came
giving Galic the club flush and the pot. He eliminates Ravi Raghavan and moves to 68,500.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
This will be the last level before the dinner break.
