The field has played another two levels and are on their second break of the day.
2011 World Series of Poker
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
the field has returned from their second 20 minute break of the day. Two more levels and they will have a 90 minute dinner break.
Sarah spotted Amit Makhija in the halls of the Rio and decided to chat him up about his summer thus far in the City of Sin.
Registration is now closed for the event. The board reads 1,377 entrants but we'll let you know the official numbers are posted.
On a board of
Amnon Filippi check-called a 2,075 bet on the river and tabled
to pick up the pot against an opponent's
.
Brian Rast faced a 1,275 raise from the small blind while UTG. Rast moved in and the small blind called. Rast turned over
and was against the player's
. The board ran
and Rast has doubled to 11,000.
Michael Mizrachi is slowly building his chip stack up. We caught him in a hand when he called a 525 raise from a player in middle position. The flop ran out 

and both players checked.
The
fell on the turn and Mizrachi led out with a 750 bet. His opponent folded. Mizrachi now sits with a little above 9,000 in chips.
Preflop, Hasan Habib raised it up to 500, was re-raised to 1,300, and then went all in for 4,275 and got a call.
Habib showed 
and the caller showed 

The board ran out 




| Player | Chips | Progress |
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9,000 |
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has just been eliminated from the tournament after an unlucky turn card fell while he was all in.
On the flop of 

ElkY bet out for 625, was re-raised to 2,000 by a player in late position, and then moved all in for around 7,500 total and got a call.
ElkY had 
for top pair, top kicker leaving his caller with 
drawing only to a king
The turn however was the
and ElkY hit the rail just three hours after he was awarded his first WSOP bracelet. He won't go back to back, but I doubt he can complain after yesterday's win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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