![[user46392]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
We arrived just in time to see the unfortunate Dan Shak get the last of his stack in on the turn of a 
board.
"Oh my God," he lamented as he saw his opponent Mark Eddleman's hand.
Shak: 
(X) for trip jacks
Eddleman: 
for a full house
River: 
From 100,000 to zero in just over an hour. This can be a cruel game.
Kevin Boudreau is up to 200,000 - that looks to be the chip lead at the moment - after knocking out both Nikolay Evdakov and Ted Forrest in the same hand.
Kevin Schaffel raised to 3,000 from middle position, and to his direct left, James Kasputis made the call. The small blind joined them to see the 
flop. The small blind checked, and Schaffel bet 7,000. It only took Kasputis a second to slide out an entire stack of orange chips to make it 20,000 to go. The small blind folded, and Schaffel sat in the tank for a minute or two before giving up on his hand. He's down a bit to 145,000. With this hand, Kasputis is up to 58,000.
David "Bakes" Baker has failed to rise - he has instead been resigned to the tournament trash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
132,000
67,300
|
67,300 |
|
||
|
122,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
114,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
103,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
95,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
85,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
83,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
||
|
80,000
27,200
|
27,200 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
70,000
41,700
|
41,700 |
|
||
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
70,000
38,300
|
38,300 |
|
70,000
32,400
|
32,400 |
|
||
|
68,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
64,000
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
||
|
58,000
38,300
|
38,300 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
50,000
20,100
|
20,100 |
|
||
|
50,000
34,300
|
34,300 |
|
48,000
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
46,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
45,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
||
|
44,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
|
||
All these folks had big stacks at the start of the day. Their fortunes have been somewhat mixed so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
162,000
69,300
|
69,300 |
|
155,000
16,100
|
16,100 |
|
82,000
-36,200
|
-36,200 |
|
68,000
-15,400
|
-15,400 |
|
22,000
-77,600
|
-77,600 |
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott was all in on the flop. By the river, he had made a straight to double up.
Ulliott: 
Yevgeniy Timoshenko: 
Board: 
Timoshenko dropped to 30,000. Devilfish doubled to 22,000 - not bad considering he was down to 6,000 around half an hour ago.
Men Nguyen saw a raised flop three-ways. It fell 
. The big blind checked, and Nguyen checked behind. The last player to act bet 11,000, and after their third opponent folded, Nguyen stuck out a big stack of chips and matched the height of the bet. The 
fell on the turn, and Nguyen checked again. His opponent checked behind, and on to the river. Nguyen bet 20,000. "Call," the other player announced instantly. Nguyen smiled and tabled 
for flopped quads. His opponent showed the 
, meaning that not only had Nguyen flopped four ducks, he'd caught runner-runner jacks to get paid off.
"Well, you owe me now," said the dealer, whom it sounded like Nguyen had been berating prior to the hand. Realizing what he'd just said and to whom, the dealer instantly picked up his hands and showed the cameras they were empty, as were his sleeves.
Nguyen is up to 115,000.
Howard Lederer got his last 10,000 or so in preflop and was up against Edward Martin.
Lederer: 
Martin: 
Board: 
Lederer flopped a straight draw but failed to improve. He is no longer in the running for this tournament.
It's time to mill about in the hall for 20 minutes.
Back soon.
