Audley Harrison has proved today that he can roll with the punches - every time we pass by his table, his stack is wildly different to what it was before.
For example, we strolled by his table not 15 minutes ago and found him on a rather lacklustre 9,000. But just now, we found him betting 1,000 on the river of a 
board. His opponent folded and Harrison was back up to almost 30,000.
A player in middle position limped before Dave "Doc" Sands raised to 1,125 from the hijack seat. The cutoff and button both called as did the limper. The four of them saw a flop of 
and action checked to Sands. He whirled out a bet of 3,450 and the next player folded. The button called and the other player folded.
Action was now heads-up to the turn, which came the 
. Both players checked to see the 
trip up the board on the river. Sands checked and his opponent fired 8,000. Sands thought and made the call.
Sands held the 
and his opponent mucked the 
. Sands' full house was good and he improved to 67,000 in chips.
With 4,225 in the pot and the flop reading 
, the preflop raiser led out for 2,000 and Phil Ivey smooth-called as the other two active players released their hand.
The turn landed the 
and Ivey again called a bet; this time amounting to 5,000 as the 
rolled off on the river.
The preflop raiser checked and Ivey casually tossed a 5,000-denomination chip into the pot to put his opponent deep into the tank.
Eventually - after nearly two minutes passed - Ivey's opponent made the call tabling her 
to match Ivey's 
.
With the pot chopped up, Ivey climbs a little to slightly over 34,000 in chips.
Nichoel Peppe and another player were all in for a 19,000 pot with Peppe having her opponent covered.
Peppe:
Opponent: 
Peppe was in a world of trouble and failed to improve as the board ran out 
. After doubling up her opponent, Peppe is now down to 12,000.
Antoine Saout has found a much needed double after the last of his chips went into the middle preflop.
Saout:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
to see Saout make Broadway and double through to 12,400 in chips.
I've seen players pull a muscle trying to get back to their seat in time for a hand, and sometimes even exit the tournament for their efforts. On this occasion, however, Melissa Hayden's late charge was worth the extra stretch.
"I was trying to hold his hand," smiled Audley Harrison as Hayden arrived just in the nick of time. Something told me that the dealer wouldn't have been able to resist. Upon returning, Hayden duly announced raise and threw in 1,100 from UTG+1. Harrison and the big blind both called, although the latter counted out chips for a raise before opting to tread cautiously.
On the 
flop, all three players tapped the table, but come the turn, Hayden took it down with a bet of 3,500. "I should have raised preflop," confessed with the big blind with a sign. "I wish you had," replied Hayden.
Hayden now on 26,000.
The flop read 
when John "ZT Cattle" Alm got all his chips in against Andrew Chen. Bit of a cooler, really.
Alm: for trips
Chen: 
for a full house
Alm's friends at the rail were calling for a queen. The turn was a disappointment for them...
Turn:
...But they must have loved the river.
River: giving Alm the bigger boat.
Alm doubled up to 39,000. The luckless Chen dropped to 43,000.
There was a straight on board -- 
-- and about 12,000 in the middle.
Jason Mercier sat with his familiar backwards cap, head lowered, and 11,800 chips spilled in front of him. His opponent sat brooding for a couple of minutes as the other players watched, and a cameraman recorded all.
Finally with some anguish Mercier's opponent made the call. Mercier quickly tabled his cards. "Seven-high straight," said the dealer at the sight of his 
. Mercier gathered the chips. He's now moved up to 115,000.
With the board reading 
, Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis was faced with a 8,400-chip bet from an opponent in the small blind. He called.
The on the river paired the board and Billirakis' opponent led for 13,200. Billirakis tanked for a bit before moving all in, forcing his opponent to go deep into the tank. Over five minutes passed by before his opponent released his cards, prompting the dealer to ship Billirakis the pot.
Billirakis is back over six digits with that hand, sitting at 106,000 chips.
Seat 4 raised to 900 from early position and action was on 97-year-old Jack Ury. "900," said the dealer.
"How much," replied Ury.
"900," helped the gentleman next to Ury, "He doesn't hear too good."
"I don't walk too good either," Ury said as he made the call. The flop came down 
and Seat 4 bet 1,100. Ury mucked and is still sitting with around 32,000.
