The chips are flying as the dealers are on fire with some devastating coolers for the players today. We just witnessed another four-way all in with pocket pairs all around!
Two short stacks moved all in and found one caller, before Peter Smurfit moved all in over the top for his last 19,000 chips. His live opponent made the call and eight cards were flipped onto the table:
Shorty #1:
Shorty #2:
Mr Stuck In The Middle:
Smurfit:
Once again the board missed everyone as it arrived and the pocket aces held up. One short stack is out, one quadruples up while Smurfit makes a profit in the side pot action to move up to 29,000.
After an early position raised and another guy flatted, Isaac Haxton moved all in for a total of 11,700. The first player reshoved, successfully isolating Haxton.
Haxton:
Opponent:
The gave Haxton the lead and the turn made him aces up. Tough luck, though, as the on the river gave his opponent fours full and ended Haxton's tournament.
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Contrary to what was previously announced, the players are now on a 20-minute break. They'll be back to play two more levels, have another break, play two more, and then go on dinner break.
They are coloring up the T25 green chips during the break.
With a raise to 1,500 in front, Tom "durrrr" Dwan popped it to 4,750 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way but the original raiser committed all of his last 18,000 chips. Dwan quickly made the call.
Dwan:
Opponent:
Dwan's queens held up on the board of as he sends one to the rail and jumps back up to 42,000 chips.
Dan Dasilva started the day with a modest 16,175 in chips and I'm sure he didn't rock up today thinking that he'd be amongst the chip leaders in the first thirty minutes of play. But that's exactly what has happened after one of the more remarkable hands we've seen in some time.
It was a four-way all in that saw Dasilva grab the chips, and the cards, well, you could say it was a bit of a cooler.
Dasilva:
Unlucky #1:
Unlucky #2:
Unlucky #3:
Fortunately for Dasilva, nobody had jacks as the board was spread and his aces hold up! After a quick calculation on our trusty abacus, we've worked out that Dasilva was actually only a 54% favorite to win that hand! He rockets up to 62,000 chips.
Chad Batista raised from the small blind, and the big blind joined him to a flop. Lil' hold'em checked, then raised after the big blind bet. Then Batista's opponent moved all in, and Chad called with . The big blind's had him out-kicked, and with no help from the turn or river, Batista was on his way to the rail only a few minutes after his day began.
Tom Dwan has doubled up a short stack in the early hands of the day. After opening to 1,625, Dwan called the all-in shove of his opponent and the cards were on their backs.
Dwan:
Opponent:
The board ran out to pair up to the five and give his opponent a handy double up. Dwan is back to 29,000.
On Day 1a, the entrants played until 15% of the field remained. That turned out to be 28 minutes into Level 9. Day 1b then played the exact same amount of time, so today, the combined returning group began with 32 minutes left on the clock in Level 9. They will play two more levels after that for a total of 152 minutes before taking their first 20-minute break.
After that, the schedule returns to normal for a Day 2 - two more levels before a 60-minute dinner break, followed by six levels with 20-minute breaks every two.
Of the 512 who returned, 342 get paid, so the field will go to hand-for-hand sometime before dinner.
and the pocket aces held up. One short stack is out, one quadruples up while Smurfit makes a profit in the side pot action to move up to 29,000.
gave Haxton the lead and the 
on the river gave his opponent fours full and ended Haxton's tournament.
flop. Lil' hold'em checked, then raised after the big blind bet. Then Batista's opponent moved all in, and Chad called with 
