2011 World Series of Poker
Will Molson is up to about 265,000 after eliminating an opponent. Molson's 
held against 
when the board ran out 



.
Molson added about 70,000 to his stack and now sits in the top ten chip counts.
Brian Schmidt opened the button to 8,000 and JC Tran defended his big blind to see a 

flop fall.
Both players checked before Tran led at the
with an 11,000-chip bet which Schmidt called. When the river of the
landed, Tran check-folded for 26,000 while slipping to 260,000 as Schmidt moved to 180,000 in chips.
Peter Gilmore opened to 8,000 from middle position only to have Christian Harder three-bet shove for 51,500 from the cutoff. Once the action returned to Gilmore, he made the call to put Harder at risk.
Gilmore: 

Harder: 

The board rolled out 



to see Harder fall a few places shy of the money as Gilmore moves to 300,000 in chips.
Kory Kilpatrick raised from middle position to 9,500 and then Carlos Mortensen reraised to 30,000. Action folded back to Kilpatrick and he tanked for a long time. Eventually, he gave it up to the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
Cary Katz found himself all in for his last 76,500 against JC Tran.
Katz: 

Tran: 

The board was spread 



to see Katz snag a double to 150,000 as Tran drops to 185,000 in chips.
With 82 players remaining in the field, the Tournament Director has still called for the scheduled 20-minute break.
It's going to be an anxious 20 minutes for a few short-stacks.