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Nancy Tyner has departed in rather cruel circumstances, Isaac Settle the assassin with 
versus 
. It wasn't done the easy way, oh no, the board coming 
for a turned straight to ensure that Tyner exited in the post painful way possible.
Robert "E-Dolo" Scott has moved into the lead on 955,000 after knocking out another player - this time the extremely unfortunate Derek Taylor.
The chips went in preflop.
Taylor: 
Scott: 
Board: 
The more perceptive reader will have noticed the two queens on the board and the third one in Scott's hand, making him trips.
Said Scott, as Taylor took his leave, "It takes five cards to win this game. Good playing, man."
Phew, all this card playing is hard work.
TIme for a 20 minute break.
Brian Green would like to take this opportunity to say hello to his mom, and let her know that he's currently on 220,000. I'd also like to say yoohoo to my mother and assure her that I am behaving myself, despite the rumours.
Aadam Daya has exploded out of the blocks like a jet propelled whippet today, and is your near chip leader with 930,000. On the final hand before the break, he raised to 30,000, only for start-of-day chip daddy Drew Crawford to bump it up to 75,000. A brief pause, and Daya made the call.
The flop was 
, and after Daya had checked, Crawford led for 90,000. With little hesitation, Daya announced all-in, and just as quickly, Crawford made the fold, before heading out of the Amazon Room with a gentle huff.
It's been a frustrating day for Crawford who's stack has now sunk to 390,000, made up of predominantly yellow 1,000 chips after passing the greens over to Horst Eilers and now the oranges to Daya. But the day is young, and maybe the break came at precisely the right time for Crawford as he will have time to regain his composure and set his sights on rebuilding his stack.
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Back to the felt, and it seems that these marathon tournaments are more of a young man's game.
Spotted stretching at the rail during the break was Mr. Irving Rice, 82.
"I just can't handle these 14 hour days," he said. "I just got over pneumonia too, I was in the hospital. I mean I feel OK now, but you know..."
We know, Mr. Rice. We know all too well.
No sooner had Robert Scott catapulted into the lead than he himself was shot down from the top spot.
Sam Paolini made it 40,000 in early position only for Scott to make it 240,000. Paolini responded by going all in, Scott called, and they turned the cards over.
Scott: 
Paolini: dominating with 
Board: 
Scott hit his eight, but by that time it was too late as Paolini had already flopped the higher pair.
Current standings - Paolini 780,000, Scott 555,000.
It was Alex Baher who kicked off the action, raising from middle position with 
. Horst Eilers took one look at his and opted to make his move, sliding his remaining stack across the line. Baher made the obligatory call.
"Nice hand" said Eilers graciously as the board came 
, the cowboy on the flop (followed by a flush on the river) enough to give Baher the pot, and Eilers the door. Ultimately, the two were both short stacked, as even after that win, Baher still only has 375,000, which currently equates to 23 big blinds.
As we see it.
