The players are now taking a ninety-minute dinner break. The extended break is to help assist the circus that is developing over at the TOC and the involvement of Phil Hellmuth in that tournament.
After limping and then folding to raises on the two previous hands, Phil Hellmuth decided to come in for a raise from under the gun to 47,000. Blair Rodman made the call in the cutoff and Alessio Isaia came along in the big blind.
They took a flop of and Isaia checked to Hellmuth who moved all in for his last 140,000 chips. Rodman went into the tank before folding as Isaia also let it go.
"Very close Phil," remarked Rodman.
"I had the aces that hand!" replied an excited Hellmuth. He's up to 239,000.
From early position, Tom Dwan raised to 42,000. Dmitry Stelmak called from the cutoff, the button and blinds folded, and the flop came down . Dwan bet 53,000 and Stelmak raised it, only making it 110,000 total. Dwan called and the hit the turn. Dwan checked and Stelmak bet 61,000. Dwan took his time, before making the call.
The river was the and Dwan checked it over to his opponent. Stelmak calmly went all in for for 260,000 and sent Dwan deep into the tank. After a good three minutes, Dwan called, only to muck when Stelmak table for quads.
Dwan: Down to about 640,000
Stelmak: Up to about 970,000
Jason Lester limped in from middle position before Ludovic Lacay made it 56,000 to go from the cutoff. Lester called and they took a flop of . Lester moved all in at the pot for his last chips with Lacay making the call.
Lester:
Lacay:
Lester would need some help but it didn't come on the turn. However the river was the to complete Lester's flush for the double up. He's up to 270,000 with Lacay back to 817,000.
It seems that the rail is merely a suggestion at the moment as the tournament floor is currently terribly overcrowded and littered with the following interested onlookers:
Phil Hellmuth's parents
Barry Greenstein
Mike Matusow
Bertrand Grospellier
TJ Cloutier
Huck Seed
Johnny Chan
Tony Hachem
Not to mention the three-deep rail of fans watching the action, it's making life pretty difficult for media and tournament directors to get around these tables at the moment.
Tom Dwan raised to 42,000 in the hijack and Daniel Alaei called from the cutoff. David Ulliott called from the small blind and the three of them saw a flop.
Ulliott sang as he went all in for 103,000 and Dwan raised the pot. Alaei folded and the hands were turned over.
Ulliott:
Dwan:
The turn was the and kept Ulliott ahead, but the river was the and gave Dwan a winning set. Ulliott is out while Dwan is up to about 1,200,000.
Team PokerStars Pros Tony Hachem, Barry Greenstein and Bertrand Grospellier have just stopped by the tournament area to wish the best to the remaining PokerStars representatives.
Alex Kravchenko is still flying the flag for the Russians after recovering beautifully after being on the short stack at the start of play yesterday. Meanwhile American Jason Mercier has been in cruise control for most of the tournament and is currently firmly entrenched in our top ten chip counts.
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and Isaia checked to Hellmuth who moved all in for his last 140,000 chips. Rodman went into the tank before folding as Isaia also let it go.
. Dwan bet 53,000 and Stelmak raised it, only making it 110,000 total. Dwan called and the 
hit the turn. Dwan checked and Stelmak bet 61,000. Dwan took his time, before making the call.
for quads.
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and Cahill can't get past the sent of tens for Proulx and is eliminated in 19th place for $24,815.
. Lester moved all in at the pot for his last chips with Lacay making the call.
turn. However the river was the 
