There was 3,500 in the pot with a board reading 
when Jonathan Little checked from the small blind and the button bet 1,600. Little called as the 
hit the river.
Both players checked and Little said, "I think you got me." The button showed 
for a pair of aces. Little showed two small clubs for a missed flush draw. Good thing for him another club didn't hit. Little is down to 25,500.
With the board reading 
, WSOP bracelet winner Dario Alioto called a bet of 1,500 (along with one other) and checked down the 
turn before leading out for 4,500 on the 
river. Both players folded allowing Alioto to jump back up to 18,000 after an disappointing opening two levels.
Jason Mercier has bounced all of the way up to more than 70,000 thanks to a big hand just now.
Mercier opened with a raise to 475 and got two callers in the blinds. The flop came 
. The player in the small blind bet 4,000, forcing a fold from the BB. Mercier then raised to 10,000, and his opponent called.
The turn was a 
. Mercier's opponent bet out 17,000, leaving himself just 6,000 behind. Mercier shoved over the top, and his opponent called with his remaining chips.
Mercier showed 
for the flopped set. His opponent showed 
for a turned straight and a flush draw.
But the river brought the 
, giving Mercier the full house and the huge pot.
We picked up the action on the river with the board reading 
. There was about 5,500 in the pot and the player in the hijack bet 3,000. Sorel Mizzi made the call from the cutoff only to muck after seeing his opponent's . Mizzi is down to just 5,100.
Four-time WSOP bracelet winner David Chiu was just now short-stacked and looking for a good spot to get back some chips. Looks like he found one.
After some preflop action, Chiu and two other players saw a flop come 
. The first to act bet 1,400, Chi called, then the third raised to 6,000. The original bettor called the raise, then Chiu reraised all in for 4,625 more. The late position player reshoved all in over the top of that, forcing out the original bettor.
Chiu's opponent showed 
for the overpair, but Chiu rolled over 
for a set of ducks. The turn was the and river the 
, and a once down Chiu bounces all of the way back to 29,000.
With the pot at approximately 10,000 in chips, the board read 
between Dave "Doc" Sands and one other player. Sands fired a bet of 5,775 and his opponent tank-called, claiming to not believe that Sands had it.
Sands did indeed have it, tabling the 
for a full house and his opponent mucked. Sands moved to 36,000 in chips.
On a 
board, Lyle Bernam led for 2,500. His opponent called. The river was the 
, and with his opponent checking, Bernam once again fired out a bet, this time 4,000.
For the second consecutive street, his opponent made the call, but tapped the felt when shown . The wounded solider revealed . Bernam up to 35,500.
A player in early position opened for 525, and Sorel Mizzi shoved all in from late position for his last 5,075. It folded back to the raiser who made the call.
Mizzi showed 
and his opponent 
. The board came 
, meaning Mizzi ended with a straight. He's at 11,000 now.
We arrived at the table and found Dan Heimiller having checked a board of 
with about 8,000 in the pot.
His opponent shoved for 9,600 and sent Heimiller into the tank. After a little while, Heimiller made the call and tabled , besting his opponent's 
.
Heimiller is up to about 27,000.
In the last level of play, we said 'hello' to unofficial chip leader Khamsy Nuanmanee (125,000) and 'goodbye' to future NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith. We saw quad aces, fixed a light, caught a glimpse of the Real World and ordered Snuggies.
Only at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker.
Don't worry, they're still playing poker, and there are plenty of marquee pros who are pulling their weight including the mathematical master Bill Chen (77,000), the new kid on the block Jason Mercier (70,000), the silent but deadly Allen Cunningham (66,800) and the friendly yet dangerous Humberto Brenes (53,000).
There is a lumberjack in the field trying to shoot the moon again. 2010 Main Event runner-up Darvin Moon is seated at the main feature table. Moon was railing a friend yesterday when a fan asked him if he was the player they had seen on TV. Humble as always, Moon described himself not as a player, but rather just another spectator.
A former champion who is not in attendance is Peter Eastgate. In an unprecedented turn of events, Eastgate announced this week that he is taking a sabbatical from the game of poker altogether. We are unsure of how long this will be, but we do know he will not be repeating as champion this year.
Another no show is Gus Hansen. The Great Dane, who seemingly always goes deep, chose not to play in this year’s Main Event.
Registration for the tournament officially closes at the end of this 20-minute break and after the Harrah’s staff crunches the numbers, we will be able to relay the prizepool information.
The over/under sweats are almost over!
