We caught up with the action on the turn with the board reading 
. Rafe Furst, led out with a bet in the big blind, and a player in middle position called.
The two saw the 
hit the river, and once again Furst bet, getting a quick call from his opponent.
Furst tabled the 
, which was good against his opponent's 
.
Furst is now up 5,200.
A player in middle position raised before the flop, and Alexandre Gomes made it three bets to play. His opponent called the extra 100, and it was heads up the rest of the way.
The dealer spread out the first three cards 
, and the unknown player check-called a bet from Gomes. On the 
turn, he led out into the pot, Gomes raised to two bets, and he called.
The last card off was the , and Gomes had his final bet called. He turned up 
, but it was second-best. His opponent showed up 
, his king kicker earning him the pot and pushing Gomes down to 4,300 here in the early going.
Level: 2
Blinds: /
Ante:
Chino Rheem is certainly igniting the action more than almost anyone we've seen in the tournament so far.
He was at it again, raising from middle position getting Vanessa Rousso (small blind), and the player in the big blind to make the call. The flop was 
, and Rousso led out with a bet. The player in the big blind folded, and Rheem came along for the ride.
When the 
hit on the turn, Rousso once again led out with a bet only to get raised by Rheem this time. She made the call, and the two players saw the 
hit on the river. Rousso, for a third straight time led out, and Rheem raised it up getting a quick call from Rousso.
Rousso tabled the 
, and Rheem announced "flush," tabling 
apparently thinking he had two hearts. Rousso laughed, as she scooped the pot and stacked up about 8,700. Rheem, slipped to about 2,000.
Chino Rheem kick-started the action UTG with a raise, and was called by both Vanessa Rousso (button), and the player in the small blind.
The flop was 
, and Rheem led out with a bet, getting called by both Rousso and the big blind.
The turn was the 
, and once again Rheem bet, however this time Rousso raised it up getting both the big blind and Rheem to quickly fold.
Rousso has inched up the counts to about 8,300, while Rheem is already down to under 4,000 in chips. After the hand, he asked if anyone wanted a last longer bet to help him play better.
Tom Schneider made it two bets from late position, and an unknown player came along with the call from the big blind.
The heads-up flop came 
, and Schneider's continuation bet was quickly called. On the turn, a second bet from Schneider saw his opponent stick in a check-raise, and "Donkey Bomber" called the extra bet to see the 
on fifth street.
His opponent led out with the bet this time, and Schneider snuck in a raise. His opponent called to see Schneider turn up the winning 
flush. That moves "Donkey Bomber" back to 7,400 after some early troubles.
A player in late position raised it up, and both Barry Shulman (small blind) Noah Boeken (big blind) made the call. The flop was and it was checked to the initial raiser, who bet, and got called by both Shulman and Boeken.
The prompted every player to check to the 
river, which prompted a bet from the 2009 WSOP Europe Main Event Champion, Barry Shulman. Boeken folded, and the initial raiser made the call before mucking his hand upon seeing Shulman's .
Shulman is up to a little over 8,000
Erick Lindgren opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Bryan Devonshire made it three bets from the big blind. Lindgren called.
The flop 
brought a follow-up bet from Devonshire, and Lindgren called. The action repeated on the turn, and the 
hit the river. Devo bet again, and Lindgren raised this time. Devo called the extra bet, turning up . It was the winner; Lindgren flashed his on their way into the muck, sending the little pot over to Devonshire.
Devo - 8,100
Lindgren - 7,400
Table 296 is currently the toughest table in town.
It currently features Jimmy Fricke, Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah, Barry Shulman, and Noah Boeken.
Some other notable table pairings:
"Chop. It's a chop!" yelled one player right at the table in front of us. We don't recognize the player, but he's certainly raring to go today. "Mr. Player" is wearing his white iPod headphones, and he must be listening to something loud because he is shouting everything he says across this relatively quiet tournament room.
The dealer was indicating that action was on him in the small blind, but he was insistent that he could chop with the big.
"It's a chop, Angela! I've been playing limit poker every day for ten years. The blinds can chop." By now, Mr. Player was getting quite animated, and it was starting to become a bit of a disturbance to those around him. Dealer Angela politely asked him to calm down, and it drew the attention of one of the floor men nearby.
Mr. Player wasn't going to let the man hold him down. "I have to get in the groove to win!"
The floor man said, "I understand your groove, but if you become a disturbance, you won't be playing anymore." With his point well taken, the floor man wandered off.
Mr. Player: "I feel like eating beef jerky right now. Anyone else?"
A moment later, he piped up again, "Okay, we chop here guys, don't forget. Unless you have a jackpot hand."
Ahhh, the people you find at the World Series of Poker.
