Joe Sebok doubled just a few minutes ago, but he just came walking past our desk in the direction of the double exit doors. We didn't see the hand that did him in, but Seebs is out.
Also exiting in the last minute or so were both Jason Mercier and Phil Gordon.
Some late registrants have been seated here for the start of the third level, including J.J. Liu, Lex Veldhuis, Eric Froehlich, Jason Mercier, Andy Bloch, John Juanda, Eric Cajelais, and Maria Ho.
Those last four incidentally -- Bloch, Juanda, Cajelais, and Ho -- are all gathered at the same table.
We walked up to Table 11 just in time to catch Joe Sebok move all in for 2,200 on a board showing . An unknown opponent called him down with , and Sebok's already had the pot locked up with one card to come.
The river cued the double up, and Sebok is back up to 7,900.
We've just been graced with two bracelet ceremonies here in the Pavilion, and we're ready to get back in action. It's level three, we're playing hold'em with no limit, and the cards are back in the air.
Four players were on a flop of when we walked up to the table, and Ayaz Mahmood bet all in for his last 225 chips. Daniel Makowsky called, Dwyte Pilgrim raised, and Makowsky called.
The landed on fourth street, Makowsky bet, Pilgrim raised, and Makowsky folded. Pilgrim turned up , and Mahmood was drawing to an open-ender with . The river was not enough help for him, though, and he's been eliminated just shy of the first break.
A few early bustouts here at Event #44. Allen Cunningham has hit the rail after taking that hit earlier. Martin Kabrhel was stacked as well. And Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari has vanished.
A player in middle position raised, and Barny Boatman -- head bopping up and down as he listened to the music playing through his noise-canceling headphones -- three-bet from the button. It folded back around the Boatman's who put out chips. "Call?" asked Boatman, freeing an ear, and indeed it was.
The flop came and Boatman's opponent checked. The Englishman, back to enjoying the tunes, promptly tossed out 200, and after some thought his opponent shrugged and let it go.