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Pot Limit Omaha
We picked up the action on a board that read 
, an opponent was all-in holding 
, but was in a world of hurt against Alexander Kostritsyn's 
. The river 
completed the board and with no qualifying low, Kostritsyn's two pair was good and the player count was reduced by one.
Level: 10
Blinds: /
Ante:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,000
43,275
|
43,275 |
|
59,000
11,675
|
11,675 |
|
53,000
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
45,000
375
|
375 |
|
43,000
550
|
550 |
|
||
|
42,500
27,225
|
27,225 |
|
||
|
37,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
33,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,500
-7,025
|
-7,025 |
|
28,000
-13,450
|
-13,450 |
|
26,000
-20,875
|
-20,875 |
|
||
|
22,500
-6,750
|
-6,750 |
|
||
|
21,000
-18,375
|
-18,375 |
|
||
|
21,000
-31,700
|
-31,700 |
|
|
||
|
18,000
275
|
275 |
|
|
||
|
15,500
-14,600
|
-14,600 |
|
|
||
|
15,500
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
2,000
-5,250
|
-5,250 |
|
|
||
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Busted | |
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No-Limit Hold'em
Greg Dyer was down to 4,450 when he open-shoved under the gun. The player in the big blind sized him up before calling, and Dyer was flipping for his tournament life.
Dyer: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Dyer's pair holds strong. With it comes a double to 9,700, and the big blind was crippled and eliminated just a hand or two later.
Badugi
The action folded around to Steve Zolotow who raised preflop from the button; he found two callers in the form of the player in the small blind and Don McNamara in the big blind, so off to the first draw they went.
The small blind took two and McNamara and Zolotow each drew one. The small blind checked, McNamara bet and both Zolotow and the small blind called before they each took one on the secon draw. McNamara stood pat. The small blind checked, McNamara bet and Zolotow folded before the small blind called and drew one.
Again, McNamara stood pat, and both players elected to check before McNamara tabled 
. The small blind flashed the , but sent his hand into the muck. McNamara is now up to 47,000 in chips.
Limit Hold'em
The action was folded around to Marco Traniello on the button, and he tried to make a raise. He fumbled the chips, though, and the 1,100 that entered the pot was ruled a call. The small and big blinds came along with a call and a check, respectively, and they three took a 
flop. Traniello bet after two checks, and the small blind called. The big blind check-raised, Traniello made it three bets, the small blind folded, and the big blind called.
The turn came the 
, and both players checked, and the river 
drew one more bet as the big blind splashed out 1,600. Traniello quickly called, and the big blind showed 
for the full house. Traniello mucked, and he's fallen back to a still-respectable 49,600 as the break hits.
We've played two levels, and those still alive have been awarded a 15-minute break.
Level: 11
Blinds: /
Ante:
The cards are back in the air!
2-7 No Limit
Earlier over on table 296, we overheard a conversation between Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Australia's Tim Marsters.
"It's so frustrating," Matusow said, "I've been here for so long and haven't cashed in one event I've played."
"I know," Marsters replied. "This is like my second or third Day 2 and I haven't made the money once."
As it turns out, Marsters is continuing his run in this event having just busted Matusow only moments ago. As Marsters recalled to us, Matusow moved all-in for his last 1,450 with a perfect draw, but he drew a king and was unable to beat Marsters' 
.
