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Limit
The flop showed 
when we walked up to the table, and Gavin Smith was betting. His opponent check-raised, and Smith called to see the 
on fourth street. Smith called a bet there, and he called another one on the 
river, and his opponent showed him 
. Smith couldn't beat the flopped full house, and he's taken a little hit back down to 56,000.
Limit
John "The Razor" Phan opened with a raise from the cutoff -- as he so often does. Dwyte Pilgrim called from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Pilgrim checked, Phan bet, and Pilgrim called. The turn was the 
. Same story -- check-bet-call. The river then brought the 
. Pilgrim again checked, Phan bet again, and Pilgrim quickly called.
"Ace," said Phan, turning over 
, and Pilgrim mucked. Pilgrim still has 34,000, while Phan is sitting with about 26,000.
Limit
Andreas Hoivold raised from middle position, Andy Bloch, sitting to his left, three-bet, and the table folded back around to Hoivold who made the call.
The flop came 
. Hoivold bet, and Bloch called. The turn was the , and both checked. The river was the 
, and both checked again.
Hoivold showed 
for a rivered straight, and Bloch had to check his hand again before mucking. Hoivold is up to 58,000, and Bloch has 44,000.
We've played two levels of after-dinner poker, and the players are off for a twenty-minute break. We'll be back then too.
Level: 9
Blinds: /
Ante:
No-Limit
Just had a hand between two WSOP bracelet holders, both of whom won $1,500 no-limit hold'em events in 2008 -- Grant Hinkle and David Daneshgar.
Hinkle open-raised all in for 7,400 total, and it folded to Daneshgar in the big blind who tanked for a half-minute before making the call.
Hinkle showed 
and Daneshgar 
.
The flop came 
and the turn 
, and Hinkle began to stand. But the 
on the river sat him back down again.
Hinkle has a little over 15,000 now, while Daneshgar slips to 10,500.
The rate of attrition has slowed somewhat over the last couple of levels. But we have finally crossed into double-digits, as just 99 remain.
Reminder: the top 54 spots pay in this one.
No-Limit
Vivek Rajkumar raised in middle position, and Brian Aleksa reraised to 4,600 in the hijack. Vivek called.
He checked the flop, and Aleksa continued out with a bet of 4,500. Rajkumar promptly moved all in, and his opponent called off his final 37,600 chips to put himself at risk. He was well ahead:
Rajkumar: 
Aleksa:
The turn 
was a blank and so was the 
river, and Aleksa's aces hold. He's doubled all the way up to 84,000, essentially trading stacks with Vivek.
No-Limit
In the last hand of the no-limit round, Praz Bansi opened for 2,000, and Grant Hinkle again shoved all-in, this time for 13,700. Bansi called, showing 
to Hinkle's 
.
The flop came 
, putting Bansi in the lead. But the turn was the , giving Hinkle a full house. The river was the , and Bansi is now down to just 6,800. Hinkle, meanwhile, chips up to 29,000.
