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Stefan Martin from Mesa, AZ picked up a nice pot when Billy Johnson moved all in for over 25,000 pre-flop. Martin called Johnson's all in and flipped up 
. Johnson showed 
.
The flop ran out 
with neither player catching anything. The turn came 
and the river flipped up 
, giving Martin the straight.
We may have a new chip leader.
The button raised to 4,500 and Donald Michael went all in from the small blind for about 45,000. Joseph Zeman overcalled from the big blind and the button folded. Michael showed the 
and was well behind the 
of Zeman. The board ran out 
, eliminating Michael and chipping Zeman up to a commanding stack of around 160,000.
Alex Alashkar continues to add chips to his stack to stay near the top of the leader board after busting Diana Zhao. Zhao pushed all in pre-flop for her remaining 10,000.
Alashkar: 
Zhao: 
The board ran out 
, the turn brought the 
, and the river brought the 
.
Chuck Thompson shoved his stack in preflop and was called from the small blind by Anthony Nicholson.
Nicholson tabled 
and it held up against the 
of Thompson.
Action folded around to Anthony Nicholson who raised to around 7,000. Action folded to the button, Enrique Carlos, who went all in for just a few thousand more. It folded back around to Nicholson, who said "Well I have to call even though I have nothing." Nicholson showed 
which was live against Carlos's . The board was nearly perfect for Nicholson, as it came out 
, and Nicholson scooped the pot with trip nines eliminating Carlos.
John Pack made it 5,500 from middle position and was raised to 15,500 by our current chip leader, Alex Alashkar, from the small blind. Pack made the call and we were off to see a flop.
The flop fell 
and Alashkar led out for 20,000. John Pack announced he was all in and Alashkar jumped up and yelled "Call!" almost before Pack could finish his words. Alashkar tabled the for trip tens, which was dominating the 
of Pack. The turn and river came and 
respectively and Alashkar's stack grows even further.
William Mccool pushed all in pre-flop and was called by Richard Kozlowski.
Mccool: 
Kozlowski:
The board ran out 
and Mccool was sent to the rail.
Jason Baker picked up a big pot when he raised to 6,000 and had David Havill move all in pre-flop. Baker called and flipped up . Havill showed .
Baker hit his ace on the flop when the board came out . The turn brought the and the river showed the 
.
There are now 51 players left in Event #1.
Kenneth Stratton raised to 5,000 from the hijack and Adam Falk re-raised all in for his last 13,300 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Stratton thought it over before making the call. Falk was in dominating position with his against Stratton's . The 
flop made Falk an overwhelming favorite. The came on the turn and 
river was too little too late for Stratton, who doubled Falk up to about 30,000. The blow wasn't too devestating for Stratton, who still sits with around 75,000.
We caught up with the action while the cards were being turned up after a preflop all in. Rodney Morrison was at risk for his tournament life after being all in with . Frank Magliarditi made the call with and the board ran out 
and dashed Morrison's hopes of capturing this event's bracelet.
