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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,575,000 | 695,000 |
|
880,000 | 405,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -625,000 |
Joe Ritzie limped in on the small blind and Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott announced a raise. Before Ulliott had even counted out the pot-sized raise, Ritzie had announced re-pot. Devilfish called all in, and they were on their backs.
Devilfish: 
Ritzie: 
Board: 
Devilfish flopped a straight and Ritzie failed to improve, meaning that Devilfish scooped the pot for a full double up to 880,000. Ritzie dropped to just 200,000 - five big blinds, and they're about to go on break. When Ritzie returns from break, his 200,000 will be only four big blinds.
David Ulliott, looking a bit worn for the late hour, called a button raise to 120,000 made by Chris Bell. Both players checked a flop of 
. The turn was a second apade, 
, and brought a bet of 125,000 from Devilfish. Bell called that bet, then took down the pot with a 200,000-chip bet of his own after Ulliott checked the 
river.
Erik Seidel potted under the gun and and Joe Ritzie just flatted in the big blind. The rest of Seidel's chips went in on the flop - we think Ritzie put him in and Seidel called all in - and they were on their backs.
Seidel: 
for a flush draw and a low draw on the flop
Ritzie: 
for not much more than a low draw
Board: 
Seidel's flush failed to come in, as did the low. Ritzie, however, rivered a queen for two pair, and Seidel will be denied his ninth bracelet in this event. Good thing he's chip leader in the Tournament of Champions right now to make up for it.
The play is a bit "standard" at this point in the tournament. If one player likes his cards, like Chris Bell, he raises. If another also likes his cards, like Erik Seidel, he re-raises. Soon enough the chips are all in and one player in this instance Seidel, is at risk. Seidel showed 
against bell's . The flop was all Bell, 
, giving him top pair and a wheel wrap. The turn 
was also all Bell, making trip kings. But the river gave Seidel a quarter with the nut low. Bell took the high half with kings full of fours and also made the nut low for the last quarter.
Seidel is down to 200,000.
It folded around to Dan Shak in the small blind who raised to 100,000. Chris Bell in the big blind paused for some moments, and then called.
The flop came down 
and Shak bet out 150,000. Bell paused again, rather longer this time. He had a quiet discussion with the dealer about the size of the pot while Shak periodically glanced at him sidelong, and then, after a while, announced all in for around 350,000 more. Now it was Shak's turn to dwell up - and he eventually folded, to cheering from Bell's rail.
Bell - up to 880,000
Shak - down to 1,550,000, still massive chip leader
We hope you enjoy reading these chip counts as much as we enjoyed recording them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
1,700,000 | 200,000 |
|
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825,000 | -115,000 |
|
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600,000 | -25,000 |
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500,000 | -210,000 |
|
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480,000 | 30,000 |
"I don't like this hand but what can I do," said David Ulliott. What, indeed. He had raised pre-flop to 120,000, then called all in when Erik Seidel re-raised. What hand could make Devilfish so unhappy? Why, 
of course. But he wasn't in the worst straits against Seidel's 
. But as these things go, the board ran out 
for a chop.
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
Dan Shak opened for 100,000 and Leif Force called in the big blind.
Force checked the flop and Shak bet 150,000. Force now check-raised all in for another 200,000 or so, and after just a moment Shak nodded and called.
"GO LEEEEIIIIIFFFFFF!!!" said the rail. We imagine Shak's rail were shouting similarly encouraging things to their man across the way, but all we could hear were the Rail Of Force and some vuvuzelas spilling over from the other feature table.
Force: 
for a pair of nines and an A-7 low draw
Shak: 
for kings and a 2-5 low draw
Turn: a pretty decisive making Shak a set and eliminating the possibility of a low
River:
Suddenly the Rail Of Force fell silent.
They've gone now, leaving one entire side of the stands around the feature table completely empty.
