In middle position, Phil Galfond raised to 225 and was called by the button. The small blind then reraised the pot, or 1,050 total, and both Galfond and the button made the call.
The flop came down and the small blind checked. Galfond asked the small blind how much he had left, which was only 925, and then bet only 425. Even though it was a drastic under bet in comparison to the size of the pot, it was enough to do the trick. Both the button and small blind folded.
Galfond is up to around 7,500 with no remaining rebuy chips.
Andy Bloch is passing the time between hands by playing Scrabble on his iPad. This seems to be quite popular at the series this year. Among the words Bloch has managed to incorporate on his Scrabble board are: brainer, wrist, mat, bunt, and dit.
A number of notables have hit the rail recently. They include Andy Black, Shaun Deeb, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jason Potter, Eli Elezra, and Fabrice Soulier.
Three players limped, and both blinds, including Scott Seiver in the big blind, made the call. When one of the middle position players had limped, he had tossed the black 100 chip in front of him and it improbably balanced on its side.
"What odds to do that again?" asked Seiver, as the table laughed.
The flop came . The small blind, who was short-stacked, bet the pot, Seiver raised to 2,000, and it folded to the button who called. The small blind reraised all in for just 50 more, and Seiver and the button both called.
The turn was the . Seiver led for 3,500, the button pushed all in, and Seiver quickly called. Seiver showed for the straight. His opponent had -- also a straight, with a decent shot at a better one.
The river was the , and when the all-in player mucked, having been eliminated, they chopped the pot. Seiver has about 15,500 (no add-on chips) as we approach the break.
The player in Seat 8 raised to 250 and Jason Somerville reraised to 900. Everyone else folded and seat 8 made the call.
The two saw a flop of and Seat 8 bet out 1,200. Somerville raised all in for his last 3,800 and Seat 8 made the call.
Somerville:
Seat 8:
Somerville was in the lead with the nut straight but that all changed when the hit the turn, giving Seat 8 a full house. Somerville couldn't improve when the came on the river and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Tom "Durrrr" Dwan raised to 400 under the gun and was called by both the button and the big blind. The flop came down and the big blind checked.
Dwan bet 925 and the button asked how much he had left, which was around 10,800. Dwan, who didn't hear the request, removed his ear bud and the dealer reiterated the request. Dwan responded by moving his hands so the button could get a better look.
"That is fine," the button said as he threw in his cards. The big blind did likewise and Dwan increased his stack to around 13,000.
A player in the hijack seat raised to 500, and it folded around to Alexander Kostritsyn who called from the small blind. Both checked the flop. The turn was the , Kostritsyn bet 600, and his opponent called.
The river brought the . This time Kostritsyn bet 1,700, and his opponent promptly raised to 5,000. After a minute or so, Kostritsyn let it go.
The Russian is down to 3,750. His fellow countryman Ilya Gorodetsky is playing at the next table, and the two had a word just after that hand. Gorodetsky is also below average right now with about 3,500.
With 1,700 already in the middle and a flop showing , the player under the gun checked, Christian Harder checked from middle position, and Tom Dwan bet 1,825. The UTG player called, then Harder made life difficult for everyone by check-raising the pot. Dwan got out, and his opponent called with his remaining 2,500.
Harder showed for top set, while his opponent was in dire straits with . The turn was the and the river the , and another player hits the rail.
and the small blind checked. Galfond asked the small blind how much he had left, which was only 925, and then bet only 425. Even though it was a drastic under bet in comparison to the size of the pot, it was enough to do the trick. Both the button and small blind folded.
. The small blind, who was short-stacked, bet the pot, Seiver raised to 2,000, and it folded to the button who called. The small blind reraised all in for just 50 more, and Seiver and the button both called.
. Seiver led for 3,500, the button pushed all in, and Seiver quickly called. Seiver showed 
for the straight. His opponent had 
-- also a straight, with a decent shot at a better one.
, and when the all-in player mucked, having been eliminated, they chopped the pot. Seiver has about 15,500 (no add-on chips) as we approach the break.
and Seat 8 bet out 1,200. Somerville raised all in for his last 3,800 and Seat 8 made the call.
hit the turn, giving Seat 8 a full house. Somerville couldn't improve when the 
came on the river and he was eliminated from the tournament.
, the player under the gun checked, Christian Harder checked from middle position, and Tom Dwan bet 1,825. The UTG player called, then Harder made life difficult for everyone by check-raising the pot. Dwan got out, and his opponent called with his remaining 2,500.
for top set, while his opponent was in dire straits with 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, and another player hits the rail.