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From the cutoff, Allen Bari raised to 2,400 and Karl Pirkopf moved all in for 14,700 from the small blind. Bari thought for a bit before making a smirky-grimace face indicated he didn't have much of a hand and made the call.
Bari: 
Pirkopf: 
The board ran out 
. Bari had Pirkopf drawing dead by the turn with a flush and chips up to 120,000 in the process.
Action folded around to Andrew Meiners, who shoved all in for around 10,000. It folded to Eric Froehlich, who cut out the chips and quietly announced call. The blinds got out of the way and the players tabled their cards.
Froehlich: 
Meiners: 
We had another classic race on our hands, and Froehlich shot out to a big lead when the flop came out 
. The turn brought the 
, giving Meiners a few more outs. They didn't come however, as the river came the 
. Meiners was eliminated, while E-Fro is off to a greast start on the day, as he is up to 75,000.
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Ken Aldridge raised preflop to 2,500 before Jeffrey Papola three-bet him to 5,600. When it got back to Aldridge, he wasted little time in making the call and the two saw a flop heads up.
It came down 
and both players checked. The turn ws the 
and Aldridge led for 2,500. Papola called and the river was the 
. Again, Aldridge led for 2,500 but this time Papola made it 8,000. Aldridge contemplated the decision for a bit before throwing in the necessary chips. Papola tabled 
and Aldridge angrily mucked his cards. A Queen flipped over in the process.
Papola chips up to 70,000 while Aldridge falls to 38,000.
We just heard the dealer at Table 372 ask a favor from his players. "Just be really careful when you throw the cards into the muck. They're the sharpest cards I've ever seen, and they really will cut you. I'm not even kidding, be careful." He looked at the tips of his fingers and rubbed the sore spots.
We knew we'd spotted Men the Master Nguyen in that area a few minutes ago, and we naturally scanned the table in question to see if he was there. He wasn't; he was at the adjacent table. Rats.
It sounds like it's nothing malicious over there, just a dealer trying to protect the tools of his trade.
Michael Binger. Amit Makhija. They gone.
Sam Stein is one of several players who is having a fantastic 2011 World Series. He already has a 3rd place showing in the $10,000 PLO Championship, and a bracelet in the $3,000 PLO event two weeks ago. Stein is currently 3rd in the player of the year race, and is looking to increase that standing in this tournament, where he has just claimed an early knockout. Iulian Iacob went all-in in late position for 13,000, and Stein was the only caller. The players flipped their cards, and Stein had Iacob crushed.
Stein: 
Iacob: 
The flop provided Iacob no help, coming 
. The turn came the , and the river brought an unnecessary pair for Stein, as it came the 
. Stein won the pot, boosting his stack up to 34,000.
On a board of 
all the money went in between James Routos and Erion Islamay.
Islamay had for a full house, but Routos held the winner with . Not much Islamay could do as he slips to 23,000 chips. Routos, on the other hand, has reached 70,000 with that pot.
Helge Pederson raised to 21,000 from middle position before Blake Kelso raised all in for 9,600. It folded back around to Pederson and the call was made.
Pederson:
Kelso: 
The board ran out 
and Kelso hit the rail while Pederson chips up to 50,000.
Steve Karp opened to 2,400 in middle position, and Ken Aldridge flatted a couple seats over. In the big blind, Barry Greenstein squeezed in a reraise to 12,000 straight, and Karp four-bet to 29,400. That folded Aldridge, but Greenstein moved all in for 39,600 and was called to put his tournament life at risk.
Showdown
Karp:
Greenstein:
The board ran out safe for Greenstein's kings, coming 
. That's a double up, and it moves the Bear close to 90,000. Karp is cut in half, down to 34,400 now.
