Ross Boatman didn't get his chips into the pot in the worst spot. He bet the turn of 
board, then called all in after his opponent raised. Boatman showed 
for the second nut-low and two pair, sevens and fives. His opponent opened 
for the nut low and a partial wrap draw. The 
that hit the river filled one of those straight draws, giving Boatman's opponent a scoop. Boatman dutifully reported to the rail.
An assortment from the floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
107,000
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
60,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
||
|
51,000
12,100
|
12,100 |
|
||
|
|
50,000
25,400
|
25,400 |
|
42,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
41,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
38,000
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
||
|
32,000
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
||
|
31,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
24,000
200
|
200 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
16,800
|
16,800 |
We don't know what Allen Kessler did to deserve a snippy comment from Annie Duke, but he definitely got one in a recent heads-up pot they played. Kessler had raised to 2,200 pre-flop. Duke called in position and after the blinds folded the flop came 
. Kessler put six orange (T1,000) chips into the pot.
"Allen, really?" Duke asked. "Can you count?"
Duke quickly realized her error. "Oh, sorry. I thought you put out eight. It's 5,600."
Duke called the bet and went to the turn, where the board paired with the 
. Kessler checked to Duke. She fired out 12,000, then silently folded when Kessler check-raised her all in for about 44,000.
Lee Watkinson shoved on the turn of a 
board to a 4,000 bet from his opponent. Said opponent made the call.
Watkinson: 
Opponent gentleman: 
Absolutely nothing came in for Watkinson on the rover and his opponent scooped the pot. Watkinson meanwhile received nothing but an early night.
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 0
By the by, our overnight chip leader Colin Burton has done nothing but improve today, and his stack has leapt from 91,700 at the start of the day to almost double that in less than an hour.
Burton is currently sitting on a 175,000 stack.
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler is up to a very healthy 55,000, around double what he started the day with, after three-quartering another player. We didn't catch the action, but the cards looked like so by the end of the hand:
Kessler: 
Other Player: 
Board: 
giving Kessler a straight as well as the nut low
Johannes Steindl limped in mid position, and then shoved to a raise from the player in the big blind.
Steindl: 
Big Blind Gentleman: 
Board: 
The flop was promising for a chop, but no low came in and the big blind's aces held up. Steindl meanwhile hit the rail.
Phil Hellmuth has had a good start, after Vladimir Schemelev bet out 2,000 on a flop. Hellmuth raised pot, and eleicited an insta-fold from Schemelev. Hellmuth flashed a third 
.
Hellmuth - up tp 37,000
Schemelev - down to 43,500
Seated together at another table are another pair of siblings - Howard Lederer and Annie Duke. We'll be sure to keep a close eye on them and fully document any sibling rivalry shenanigans that may occur.
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