Erick Lindgren raised to 1,200 and was called by the players in the hijack and big blind. The flop came 
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
and the big blind bet 2,500. Lindgren called and the other player folded. After the 
fell on the river the big blind put out a small bet of 1,500 and Lindgren raised to a more respectable 8,000. The big blind folded his hand and Lindgren's stack grew to 25,000.
After a flop of 
, Praz Bansi ended up all in against another player but Bansi was going to need a lot of help to stay alive.
Bansi: 
Opponent: 
The turn and river of the 
and 
couldn't save Bansi and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
82,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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|
70,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
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|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
24,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
23,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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||
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
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|
19,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
16,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
16,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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|
14,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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|
13,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
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|
12,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Apparently the exciting action of Omaha isn't enough for some of the players in the tournament.
We just spotted Eli Elezra, Josh Arieh and Ben Lamb passing an iPad back and forth between their tables to play a game of virtual Chinese Poker.
We're not sure who's winning, but Elezra's masseuse seems to be more interested in watching him play than rubbing his shoulders.
In a multi-way pot, four players saw a 
flop with Jeffrey Lisandro pushing out a 2,250-chip bet from the cutoff.
Finding a caller on the button and two folds, the 
on the turn saw Lisandro check before facing a 5,700-chip bet. Lisandro made the call before the landed on the river and both players checked.
Lisandro tabled his 
and collected the pot with his two-pair to move to 39,000 in chips.
On a flop of 
, Josh Arieh saw his last 8,525 enter the pot against Ben Lamb.
Arieh: 
Lamb: 
With Arieh in terrible shape, the on the turn changed little, and when the 
landed on the river, Arieh was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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With nearly 5,000 already in the pot and the board reading 
, betting action on the flop culminated with Eli Elezra betting 4,000, Andrew Watson raising to 12,000, and the player in the big blind going all in. Elezra and Watson both followed suit going all in as well and it was fairly clear to see why after the hands were tabled.
Watson: 
Elezra: 
Big Blind: 
Each player had flopped a set with Watson's hand dominating the other two. Because Elezra held a deuce in his hand the big blind was drawing dead and Elezra would need the case ten in the deck to win the entire pot.
The turn and river brought the and and Watson's hand held. Because Watson was the short stack of the three players, he won the main pot tripling his stack to around 60,000 and Elezra won the side pot putting his stack at 19,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
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19,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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Players are going on a 10-minute break so the green T25 chips can be colored up.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Players have one level left before we cease play for the night. There are currently 198 players remaining.
