The field has shrunk at a rapid pace today. At the start of play the field took up the entire Pavilion Room with 20 tables in the Amazon Room. Tournament officials have completely broken all tables in the Amazon Room, the Green section of the Pavilion Room, almost all the tables in the Yellow section and more than half the tables in the White section.
Dusty Schmidt talks to Sarah about his newest book, Don't Listen to Phil Hellmuth.
On a flop of 
Hellmuth checked from the small blind, the player in the big blind checked, and a player in late position bet out 1,100. Hellmuth in the small blind raised to 2,400, the big blind re-raised to 5,500 and the late position player went all in. Hellmuth called and the big blind folded.
Hellmuth flipped over 
for the flopped nuts and the player in the small blind showed 
for a set of jacks.
The board ran out 
and Hellmuth moved up to 32,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
24,000
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24,000 |
|
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The field has completed six levels of play and has been sent on their 90 minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 8:15 p.m. PST.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The dinner break has ended and cards are back in the air.
Lauren Kling and the player in the cutoff went to a flop of 
together. They both checked the flop and the came on the turn. Kling led out with 1,050 and was called. The 
fell on the turn and Kling checked. The player bet 2,350 and after some short thought she folded.
Antonio Esfandiari opened for 900 in late position and the big blind called. The flop came 
and the big blind checked. Esfandiari bet out 1,500 and the big blind folded. Esfandiari is up to 45,000.
Isaac Baron moved all in for his remaining 4,400 chips and Jean-Robert Bellande called.
Bellande: 
Baron: 
The board ran out 
.
Baron now has 9,000 in front of him.
We walked up Phil Hellmuth's table with a hand at the river. The board read 
and Hellmuth had bet 1,700 and his opponent in the big blind check-raised him to 7,000. Hellmuth leaned back in his chair, postured and then threw in the call.
His opponent, sporting a Ukranian track jacket, tabled , flopping the nuts and then improving to a king high straight on the river.
Hellmuth mucked and under his breath muttered, "Flop the nuts on me? Good luck buddy. You Russians are..." Hellmuth trailed off and went back to arranging his chips.
