Andrew Lichtenberger was just now all in for his last 46,000 with against Sandra Naujoks. Naujoks had Lichtenberger slightly outchipped. She also had the better hand with .
The community cards came out , and Lichtenberger is out. Naujoks is up around 100,000 at the moment.
WIth the board reading on the turn, Bill Jordanou checked to Martin Kabrhel, who bet 68,000. Jordanou tanked for several minute before calling all-in for 44,000.
Jordanou
Kabrhel
The river was the and Jordanou (along with his gold foil-and-black Ed Hardy getup) was eliminated. Kabrhel is up to 315,000.
David Paredes opened for 5,000 from early position, and it folded around to the small blind from where Alex Keating reraised the pot. The big blind got out Paredes re-potted, and Keating called with the last of his stack.
Paredes
Keating
The flop came , keeping Keating in the lead. The turn was the and river the , and Keating moves to 56,000. Paredes still has 84,000.
On a flop of , the big blind moved all-in for 22,000 into the 35,000 pot and John Duthie made the call. Duthie's held up against the big blind's pocket jacks and he moved up to 202,000 in chips.
So said Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler to his tablemate J.J. Liu, just before the following hand took place.
The table folded around to Kessler in the hijack seat who raised to 5,300. Danny Wong, sitting to Kessler's left, then reraised to 12,800. It folded back to Kessler who didn't hesitate to announce he was all in for about 32,000 more. Wong, head bobbing as he listened to his iPod, took a couple of minutes to consider what to do.
"Two nines?" asked Wong. Finally he let it go, preserving his stack of 78,000. Kessler has 47,000 now, and may or may not be taking a seat in that Razz event that began about 45 minutes ago.
On a board of , Pierre Neuville bet 30,000. Sirous Jamshidi raised to 100,000, effectively setting Neuville all-in.
Neuville tanked for a moment, then ordered a coffee from a passing cocktail server. Then he thought some more. About two minutes later, Jamshidi called the clock on Neuville, who continued to tank as the floorperson counted down his last ten seconds to decide. Neuville's hand was declared dead, but both were turned up after the hand.
Neuville
Jamshidi
Jamshidi is up to 320,000 while Neuville is still waiting on that java.
The remaining 83 players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air. There will be two more one-hour levels, then there will be a one-hour dinner break.
We're still a good ways from the money as yet, as only the top 27 spots pay.