Team PokerStars Sportstars member Boris Becker has just found a double up to over 23,000.
Holding 
against an opponent's 
, the board was spread 
to see Becker double through with not just one Ace, but two!
Even after years out of the game, Boom Boom Becker as he was known is still able to serve up some magic!
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Phil Gordon was in the small blind when action folded to him. He opted to raise to 600 only to have the player in the big blind move all in. Gordon made the call for his tournament life and was ahead when the cards were flipped.
Gordon: 
Big Blind: 
Gordon's hand quickly became an underdog when the flop came 
, leaving him in desperate need of a ten. Unfortunatley, the on the turn and 
on the river didn't help and Gordon was sent home.
"Hey dude, what's the chip leader got?" asked one of the players in the tournament to our PokerNews reporter.
"There is a guy over there - Jordan Rich - who has around 40,000."
"How about any notables?"
"Jean-Robert Bellande has been up there all day" our PokerNews reporter responded.
"No, I said notables" added the player in a sarcastic tone.
To be fair, Bellande has been up the leaderboard all day and sits with just over 35,00 at the moment.
Although he may not be a notable in some poker circles, his poker CV does boast ten WSOP cashes including one final table and over $1,000,000 in tournament earnings.
Erick Lindgren opened to 800 and found two callers before an opponent in the big blind moved all in for 14,650. Lindgren made the call as the other two players folded.
Lindgren: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Lindgren double his opponent up and slip to just 475 in chips.
The next hand Lindgren committed what remained holding 
but was unable to outdraw an opponent's after the board fell 
.
"Good luck guys" Lindgren uttered as he left the table thirty minutes shy of the dinner break.
As tables are broken and combined, new and interesting table rosters are emerging. Table #53 is an example of a table with a lot of chips and heavy hitters, playing host to Eric Baldwin, Nick Binger, and 2009 Casino Employees gold bracelet winner, Andrew Cohen.
After a limp from an opponent in the cutoff, Michael Mizrachi pushed his last 3,300 in from the small blind and was called by the limper.
Mizrachi: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
to give Mizrachi the double to 7,000 just as we close in on the dinner break.
Table #92 was home to some big name players including Brian Micon, Phil Hellmuth and Jeff Shulman. If you remember last year, Shulman hired Hellmuth as his poker coach after making the November Nine in the Main Event.
The stage was set for a teacher-student showdown, but before it could happen, Shulman found himself all in with against the 
of the player in the big bling.
The flop of left Shulman drawing thin, and the on the turn finished left him drawing dead. The was run out on the river and Shulman made his exit after saying goodbye to Hellmuth.
The remaining 780 players are heading on a ninety-minute dinner break.
See you all back here at 8:20pm PST.
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