[user66118]
J.C. Alvarado was all in before the flop holding everyone's favorite go-broke hand, . Action came from Chris Bjorin who held , racing for the knockout.
The flop was no fun for J.C., and the board ran out to spell his demise. With his pair of queens, Bjorin knocks off Alvarado and chips up to 460,000.
[user108095]
There are lots of big names at the secondary feature table, but they're not playing lots of big hands right now.
Most pots are currently being won with preflop raises of between 12,000 and 13,000, with very hands actually seeing a flop.
In one hand that did get that far, Peter Eastgate bet 10,500 from the button and got called by Leo Labbe in the big blind. Labbe then bet 12,000 on a flop of and Eastgate raised to 28,000. That brought a fold by Labbe.
After the hand, Joe Hachem remarked "It's good to be the world champ." Eastgate's response - "So far."
[user111541]
A large pot developed between David Johansson in the small blind and Brian Taylor in middle position after a flop of .
Both men had started the hand with over 300,000 and after a series of raises, Johansson was all in vs. Taylor.
Johansson:
Taylor:
Johansson was currently ahead with top pair, top kicker and runner-runner heart flush possibilities, however Taylor had both a diamond flush drawn and an inside straight draw.
The board ran out giving Taylor the pot with a flush. He eliminates Johansson and moves to 695,000.
Shamus
Tables continue to break here in the Orange section at the rate of about once every eight or nine minutes. Just now Tournament Director Jack Effel was between the tables discussing with other tourney officials where things stand at present.
"We're about nine tables away from the money," said Effel, after doing some quick math. Right now, 723 players remain -- 75 more eliminations and we're there.
[user46392]
Attention readers: has anyone seen Benjamin Straate?
Straate was meant to be here at noon to defend his 51,000 short stack, but at the time of writing is still AWOL. If you see him anywhere, you might like to urge him to come down to the Amazon Room -- his stack has been blinded off and he's down to around 15,000 now.
[user66118]
Tom Schneider was all in for 136,000 before the flop, and he found action from Thai Tran who looked him up with . Schneider's had him in the lead and poised to double. When the board ran out , he did just that, moving up to 280,000.
[user67765]
Dan Harrington
Catching the action on a flop of with over 50,000 chips in the middle, Paren Arzoomanian led out with a bet of 20,000 before Dan Harrington raised it up big to 135,000 to go from middle position.
Harrington left himself with only 84,000 behind and Arzoomanian decided to let it go.
[user75032]
There will not be a third bracelet for Greg Mueller in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. He lost a decent chunk of his remaining stack to Nichoel Peppe and then was eliminated shortly thereafter.
In the hand against Peppe, Mueller bet 18,000 on the turn of a board. Peppe called to the river, a card that Mueller checked. Peppe seized the initiative to bet 25,000, then showed down two pair, jacks and tens after Mueller called.
That hand left Mueller with 37,000. A few hands later he was in the big blind. Jeff Norman limped in from the small blind, then snap-called when Mueller pushed all in with from the big blind. Norman showed down the nuts, , then survived a sweat on a board of . Mueller is busto.
[user76023]
Cheeky monkey Ian Woodley has just had a lucky double up against Richard Toth. Woodley limp reraised all in with slightly underweight but found himself up against but the board came .
Woodley doubles up thanks to his double-downing hand. He's on 115,000. Toth has 265,000.
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. Action came from Chris Bjorin who held 
, racing for the knockout.
to spell his demise. With his pair of queens, Bjorin knocks off Alvarado and chips up to 460,000.
and Eastgate raised to 28,000. That brought a fold by Labbe.
. 
. The board coming 
.
with over 50,000 chips in the middle, Paren Arzoomanian led out with a bet of 20,000 before Dan Harrington raised it up big to 135,000 to go from middle position.
after Mueller called.
but the board came 
