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Berry Johnston had raised to 2,000 and was faced with an all-in re-raise to 4,875. He made the call and they were off to the flop.
Johnston: 
Opponent: 
Johnston got all the help he needed to pull ahead when the flop came 
. The 
on the turn and 
on the river kept him ahead and he's now up to 57,000.
Eddy Scharf, who recently placed 4th in Event #26 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Six Handed (for a cool $163,649) has emerged as what looks to be our chipleader. He's currently sitting with about 70,000 chips.
Lorie Williams was close to getting her stack near the top of the leader board when she raised pre-flop and then called an opponent's all-in re-raise for about 4,000.
Williams: 
Opponent: 
Williams was happy to see where she stood, but picked up a sweat when the flop came 
. The on the turn was no problem, but the on the river gave her opponent a flush and a double up.
Williams is now at 27,000
David Cohen recently went to a flop with an opponent while another player at the table was all in and awaiting his fate.
The flop was 
and both players checked. Cohen bet 300 on the the turn and his opponent called. When the came on the river it was checked through once more.
When all was said and done Cohen tabled 
and his opponents mucked, one of whom is done for the night.
Cohen is now at 20,000 chips.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
We're on our last break for the evening and will return shortly for the last two levels of play.
Challis Brennan had moved all in pre-flop after three-betting an opponent at her table. Her opponent called and things looked bleak for Brennan.
Brennan: 
Opponent:
The flop of 
wasn't any help to Brennan. When the came on the turn, her opponent picked up a set and Brennan was drawing to either a straight or a flush. She hit her backdoor flush when the 
came on the river and has found herself with 15,000 chips.
Lon McEachern just got on the better side of an all in situation when he bet 2,000 into a flop of 
. His opponent went all in for what amounted to a small raise and McEachern made the call.
McEachern:
Opponent: 
Our World Series of Poker television host managed to catch the on the turn, which left his opponent drawing dead. The was dealt as a formality and McEachern is now up to 16,500.
We were treated to a huge opening field today. Of the 3142 players that showed up, 324 will make the money. The fortunate player who finishes in first will get a World Series of Poker Bracelet as well as $487,746 to put in their pocket.
Alan Boston lost a few chips after the play he was going for went all wrong.
Boston raised preflop to 750 from middle position and got called by a player in the cutoff. On a flop of 
Boston checked and his opponent went all in for just 2,330 and Boston called.
Boston: 
Opponent: 
Boston was ahead with bottom pair and stayed there when a came on the turn, but with a on the river, Boston's opponent pulled ahead.
