A player under the gun opened for 1,800, and "Minnesota" Jim Meehan called behind. It folded around and the big blind came along for the ride.
The flop came . It checked to the preflop raiser who continued for 3,700, Meehan called, and the BB got out. The turn was the . This time the raiser moved all in, and Meehan -- with about 14,000 left (and covered) -- took some time to think about it.
He took off his hat, counted his chips, and continued to ponder. "Sorry for the delay folks," he said. "It's nothing to you but it's my whole tournament."
Finally Meehan decided to preserve his whole tournament for at least a little while longer and folded.
Meanwhile Laurence Houghton, who seemed so happy when he outdrew two birds with one hold'em stone a little while ago to put him up to 47,000, is now wearing a distinctly sad face.
He was last spotted raising and then folding to a shove further down the table. Houghton sank further to 23,000, and his expression suggested that he was ready either to kill or to cry.
It briefly looked as though Jerrymee Jose was our chip leader on around 90,000 - but that was before we discovered Brent Roberts and his enormo-stack. Roberts seems to be the first player to break the magic 100,000 mark as we head towards home time.
We've reached the end of Level 9. No official break scheduled here, but we are looking at a delay while chips are colored up. Goodbye green (25) chips.
Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell opened for 1,400 in early position, and James "croll103" Carroll reraised behind him for 3,800. It folded around to Jerrymee Jose in the small blind who four-bet to 10,000, leaving himself 22,000 behind. Mitchell got out, but Carroll moved all in over the top. Jose made the call.
Jose
Carroll
A sticky one for Jose. The flop came , giving Carroll a set but Jose a flush draw. The turn was the , adding another possible escape for Jose. And that one was realized when the river gave Jose a straight and the hand.
Jose now is up to 68,000, while Carroll is left with 14,000.
A series of preflop raises meant Allie Prescott was all in with against Young Phan who held .
The community cards provided some drama. The flop came , and Prescott was still well in front. The turn was the , giving Prescott a set but giving Phan a flush draw. And the river was a club, but it was the , pairing the board and giving Prescott a full house.
As Level 9 comes to a close, Prescott is back up to 21,000, while Phan slips to 15,000.
Luke Staudenmaier opened for 1,500 from the button, the small blind folded, then the big blind shoved all in for 6,350. Staudenmaier thought a moment, then made the call, showing . It was a good call, as his opponent sheepishly showed his .
Good calls aren't always rewarded, however. The flop looked good for Staudenmaier -- . But the on the turn gave his opponent trips, and the on the river wasn't enough to help Staudenmaier. He still has 22,000 at present.
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river gave Jose a straight and the hand.
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, and Prescott was still well in front. The turn was the 
, giving Prescott a set but giving Phan a flush draw. And the river was a club, but it was the 
, pairing the board and giving Prescott a full house.
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on the turn gave his opponent trips, and the