There was a slight hub-bub during the break. It seems that, after the T500 chips were raced off, one of the players noticed that the tournament clock listed the next scheduled level as having 2,500 and 5,000 blinds. Of course, that level is impossible to do with no T500 chips on the table. The floor supervisors consulted the published structure sheet, which calls for the next level to be 3,000 and 6,000.
The players, upon learning that fact, were unhappy that there was no 2,500 and 5,000 level and sought a compromise level of 3,000 and 5,000. In the end the published structure was adhered to and we are, in fact, now playing with 3,000 and 6,000 blinds.
Tony Cousineau, who'd clung on to dear life all day, in fact hovering right around the 40,000 mark since he arrived this afternoon, has finally succumbed. He exited just a few cruel places outside of the money.
Erik Seidel is down to 30,000 in chips after a recent confrontation with Lee Grove. Seidel opened for 10,000 pre-flop and was called in four spots. Action checked all the way to Grove, as last to act, on a flop of . He bet pot, 40,000, leaving himself just 3,000 behind. Allen Kessler and Barry Greenstein both folded, but Seidel called. The last 3,00 went in when the turn paired . Seidel showed down a flush draw, with , and was against three queens, . The flush draw bricked on the river.
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott limped in on the cutoff and Jeremy Harkin raised to 14,000. Devilfish was the only caller, and they saw a flop. Devilfish checked, Harkin bet 28,000 and Devilfish called.
They checked down the turn and river and Devilfish turned over - and it must be late because he didn't realise he'd made a straight until the dealer shipped the pot to him.
Devilfish is at 240,000 and no-one is more surprised than he is.
David Nowakowski opened pre-flop for 10,000. Action passed to Richard Sklar, who raised pot and said, "Here's how I get broke." Nowakowski re-raised all in and Sklar called with . Nowakowski showed and the race was on. The board ruled out to give Nowakowski kings and sevens, more than Sklar could come up with. He's now busto.
We came back out onto the floor with a crowd gathered around Tom McCormick's table. Apparently McCormick and Lee Grove got it all in along with David Hunt. We're not sure where, and we're not sure how. But at the river Hunt's was apparently the best hand on a board of , making trip treys. When all of the side pots were settled, McCormick was out, Grove was down to 30,000 and Hunt climbed up to 110,000.
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. He bet pot, 40,000, leaving himself just 3,000 behind. Allen Kessler and Barry Greenstein both folded, but Seidel called. The last 3,00 went in when the turn paired 
. Seidel showed down a flush draw, with 
, and was against three queens, 
flop. Devilfish checked, Harkin bet 28,000 and Devilfish called.
turn and 
river and Devilfish turned over 
- and it must be late because he didn't realise he'd made a straight until the dealer shipped the pot to him.
flop and Robert "Shooter" Hempkins raising all in. Force called.
. Nowakowski showed 
and the race was on. The board ruled out 
to give Nowakowski kings and sevens, more than Sklar could come up with. He's now busto.
was apparently the best hand on a board of 
, making trip treys. When all of the side pots were settled, McCormick was out, Grove was down to 30,000 and Hunt climbed up to 110,000.