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Allen Cunningham raised to 1,800 under the gun, and on the button, Joe Hachem reraised to 4,500. Cunningham paid to see the 
flop. He checked to Hachem, who bet 5,800. This time Allen called, then checked again after the turn brought the 
. Hachem fired 12,200, and Cunningham was forced to give it up.
After folding two expensive hands in a row, Cunningham is down to 42,000. Hachem, on the other hand, is going the other direction with 59,000.
Annie Duke was one of the shorter stacks today, but she's looking good after a chip infusion from the generous Prince of Poker. Scotty Nguyen raised from the hijack to 1,900, and Duke defended her big blind. The flop fell 
, and Duke checked. Nguyen checked behind. After the 
turn, Duke fired 2,500, and Nguyen called. She bet another 6,000 on the 
river, and Nguyen called again. Annie tabled 
for trip aces and scooped a much-needed pot. Duke is up to 36,000 while the Prince dropped back to 71,000.
Daniel Negreanu opened for 1,375 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind.
Hellmuth checked dark before the flop came down 
. Negreanu checked behind. The turn was the and Hellmuth led out for 2,200. Negreanu folded.
Hellmuth threw up his hands like he had been electrocuted. "Just a straight, man," he said as he stacked up the pot.
The players are on a ten-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,600
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
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71,100
100
|
100 |
|
||
|
65,600
6,600
|
6,600 |
|
||
|
63,900
-1,100
|
-1,100 |
|
|
||
|
46,200
-8,975
|
-8,975 |
|
||
|
40,800
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
|
||
|
37,500
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
27,200
-8,800
|
-8,800 |
|
|
||
|
19,600
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
||
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
From the ESPN featured table:
Huck Seed - 94,400
Chris Ferguson - 48,100
Mike Matusow - 48,000
Phil Hellmuth - 45,900
Daniel Negreanu - 32,400
T.J. Cloutier - 30,600
Bertrand Grospellier - 26,700
Howard Lederer - 21,000
Dan Harrington - 18,400
Mike Matusow opened for 2,400, Daniel Negreanu flat-called from the hijack seat and Dan Harrington moved all-in for 17,000 from the small blind. Matusow folded and Negreanu called.
Harrington 
Negreanu 
Negreanu's pocket aces held up on the 
board and Harrington exited the stage to a round of applause.
From the big blind, Antonio Esfandiari called an Allen Cunningham cutoff raise. The flop came down 
and Esfandiari led out 4,100 at the pot. Cunningham popped it to 10,500 and after a little bit of thought, Esfandiari threw his hand away.
Esfandiari: Down to about 35,000
Cunningham: Up to about 43,000
Phil Hellmuth opened for 1,600 from under-the-gun and Howard Lederer called from the big blind.
Both players checked the 
flop. When the 
hit the turn, Lederer bet 2,500, Hellmuth raised, and Lederer moved all-in for 14,700. Hellmuth called.
Lederer 
Hellmuth 
Hellmuth needed to pair the board in order to outdraw Lederer's nut flush. The , however, fell on the river and Lederer scored a double-up to 33,800.
