A short-stacked Scott Montgomery went all-in from middle position and was called by the player to his immediate left. Everyone else folded.
Montgomery: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, which brought Montgomery's deep run to an end.
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With 135 players left it is interesting to note that 19% of the field are wearing sunglasses. Whether or not a pair of shades gives you an advantage is up to you, but 26 people here prefer it apparently.
After a middle position player made it 4,000, the button and small blind called. Thomas Manning was in the big blind and moved all in for his final 26,000. The first two players folded and the small blind thought for awhile before putting in her final 15,000.
Manning was in a flip situation with his 
a slight dog to the 
of his opponent. The flop came 
to put Manning in front. The 
turn and 
river kept him there and he chipped up to 47,000 with the pot.
We found Tim West raising to 5,000 in late position only to be min-reraised by the Big Blind player, who made it 10,000. West called and both players were allowed to see a flop.
The flop consisted of 
and the Big Blind wasted no time by betting out 10,000. West made the call and we were off to the turn.
A 
landed on fourth street and with it came a bet from the Big Blind putting West all in. West begrudgingly made the call. Before cards were flipped West informed his opponent "if you have ace king you're good". Indeed West's opponent held 
and West was in bad shape as his 
wasn't up to snuff against his opponents trip kings, ace kicker.
There was still a river to be put out and to everyone's surprise a 
was struck down giving both players the same full house. The seven allowed for a split pot and West to stay in the tournament.
Afterwards a player at West's table started "you're lucky to see that", to which West replied "I'd rather see a queen, if I'm going to get lucky", too some laughter. West quickly told the table he was kidding and was extremely happy to be still in the running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
After Jason Somerville raised to 4,000, a player in late position re-raised all in for about 25,000. It folded back around and Somerville quickly made the call.
Somerville: 
Opponent: 
The flop was 
which forced Somerville to catch up with either a pair of Queen's or a straight. The turn did neither of those but when the river came the , he made broadway and knocked out his opponent. With that hand he enters six-figures for the first time today.
We approached the table as Travis Atkins was calling an all in with 
against an opponent's 
. The flop showed another and his opponent hit the rail moving Atkins up to 215,000.
Apparently only a few hands before, Atkins had turned the nut flush and taken down (according to his table) a 168,000 chip pot. No doubt he is running hot and he joins a select few at the top over 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
195,700
|
195,700 |
Tim West has been on a tear this level.
In this hand, West opened for 4,800 from under-the-gun and was met with an all-in raise for 23,000 from a player in middle position. Action folded back around to West, who called.
West:
Opponent: 
The 
left West best, sending his opponent to the rail.
West is now up to 95,000.
Mike Glasser raised from early position to 4,500 and received three callers behind him, including Cherish Andrews on the button. The big blind came in as well.
The flop was 
and Glasser moved in for his last 30,700. The player next to act tank-folded. He later claimed to have an overpair to the board. When action moved to Andrews, she flipped in the necessary chips to call and the last player got out of the way.
Glasser: 
Andrews: 
The turn was the 
which gave Andrews two extra outs to boat up and win the hand. But the 
river made Glasser the boat and shipped him the pot.
Glasser now has 87,000 while Andrews remains just above the 100,000 mark.
We're now on a one-hour dinner break. Cards back in the air at 7:55 PST
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
