As we were doing a pass through the tournament floor, we noticed Noah Boeken had chipped up nicely to 85,000. Not far away, we also discovered what could be the biggest stack in the Pavilion White section. It contained approximately 130,000 worth of chips and belonged to Boyadjian Yervand, which is quite the name to type out; luckily for us, he goes by "Chris Limo."
We'll be sure to keep track of Limo's progress throughout the day and see if he'll be able to ride his big stack into Day 2.
Having been crippled in a previous hand, we just managed to squeeze through the crowd to see Jennifer Tilly move the last of her money in with before the flop, only to run into the of Anthony Valiente.
Neither hand improved when the dealer spread the board of and Tilly's now enjoying an early dinner break.
Our reporter picked up the action between a player in the small blind and Shawn Buchanan on a flop of ; the small blind led out for 4,000 into a re-raised pot and Buchanan called, then fired out a rather colorful bet of 8,975 on the turn of the .
Again, Buchanan called, but on the river of the , the small blind snap-shoved and Buchanan insta-mucked. It hasn't been a great level for Buchanan and he's now staring down at a paltry stack worth 14,600.
A player raised from under the gun to 700 and got four callers -- Joe Sebok (hijack), the cutoff, and both blinds. The flop came , and it checked to Sebok who bet 2,200. His neighbor to his left then raised to 6,600, forcing folds all around. Sebok thought a moment then called the raise.
The turn was the , and both players quickly checked. The river brought the . Sebok gathered some chips and without waiting very long fired a bet of 13,000. His opponent immediately counted off what he needed to call and did so.
Sebok tabled for busted straight and flush draws turned trip sevens, but his opponent had for sixes full.
A player in early position raised to 700, Alex Kravchenko called in middle position, and the flop fell . Kravchenko called a 1,200-chip bet, and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The river was the , and Kravchenko's opponent checked. Kravchenko tossed out 3,700, his opponent snap-called, and Kravchenko tabled . His opponent opened up for a pair of aces though, and Kravchenko is down to his last 7,000 chips.
When we caught up to Table 55 we found a player from under the gun make it 750 to see a flop. Action then folded to a player in late position who rereaised and made it 2,000. Jamie Gold on the button placed a chip on his whole cards and started to think what his best option was. Gold opted to call, and action was back on the under the gun player who folded.
With a flop spread out the late position player checked and Gold threw in four yellow chips for a bet of 4,000. While the player in late position sat and thought about what he wanted to do, Gold started talking. Gold asked the dealer "what are the rules on what people are allowed to say?". After receiving an answer along the lines of "you can not talk about the hand or your cards" Gold went on to say "hypothetically can I say it'd be really smart if you wanted to stay in the tournament if you folded this hand?". Gold's opponent then immediately folded.
Gold flipped over for a pair of kings. Someone at the table asked "weren't those rules made because of you?" Gold stated "yup, wouldn't have made it to day three if I couldn't talk".
We can confirm that Mexican Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen has been eliminated from the 2011 Main Event.
According to Guillen, his opponent raised preflop with Guillen calling in the BB with . The flop fell and his opponent made a bet of 1,200, then called Guillen's check-raise to 4,000. The turn was a . Guillen led out for 7,000, leaving 6,500 behind. His opponent pushed all-in and Guillen called to see his opponent's . The river fell the to end Guillen's Main Event.
From middle position, Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy raised to 750. He was called by the player on the button and the another one in the big blind to see the flop come down . Action checked to Josephy and he fired 1,500. Both of his opponents folded relatively quickly and Josephy won the pot.
Andrew Chen has been sitting over near the rail in the Orange section, and he's putting on quite a show for the nearby spectators as he continues to abuse his starting table.
Two hands ago, we watched three players (including Chen) check through a flop, and the put trips on board on fourth street. Chen led out with 1,600, one player folded, and the second opponent called to see the river. It was the , and a second bet of 4,100 was enough for Chen to take it down right there.
The next hand, Chen made a preflop raise to 800 from the button, and the small blind three-bet to 2,750. Undeterred, Chen popped it right back to 6,800 total. That finally coxed a fold from his opponent, and Chen put both cards on the felt and told him he could pick one. The small blind drew the , a weak card but strong enough to win the pot.
With it comes a stack of more than 130,000, and Chen takes over the top spot on our leader board for the time being.
before the flop, only to run into the 
of Anthony Valiente.
and Tilly's now enjoying an early dinner break.
. Sebok gathered some chips and without waiting very long fired a bet of 13,000. His opponent immediately counted off what he needed to call and did so.
for busted straight and flush draws turned trip sevens, but his opponent had 
for sixes full.
. Kravchenko called a 1,200-chip bet, and the turn was the 
. Both players checked.
, and Kravchenko's opponent checked. Kravchenko tossed out 3,700, his opponent snap-called, and Kravchenko tabled 
. His opponent opened up 
for a pair of aces though, and Kravchenko is down to his last 7,000 chips.
flop spread out the late position player checked and Gold threw in four yellow chips for a bet of 4,000. While the player in late position sat and thought about what he wanted to do, Gold started talking. Gold asked the dealer "what are the rules on what people are allowed to say?". After receiving an answer along the lines of "you can not talk about the hand or your cards" Gold went on to say "hypothetically can I say it'd be really smart if you wanted to stay in the tournament if you folded this hand?". Gold's opponent then immediately folded.
for a pair of kings. Someone at the table asked "weren't those rules made because of you?" Gold stated "yup, wouldn't have made it to day three if I couldn't talk".
. The flop fell 
. Guillen led out for 7,000, leaving 6,500 behind. His opponent pushed all-in and Guillen called to see his opponent's 
. The river fell the 
to end Guillen's Main Event.
. Action checked to Josephy and he fired 1,500. Both of his opponents folded relatively quickly and Josephy won the pot.
, and a second bet of 4,100 was enough for Chen to take it down right there.
, a weak card but strong enough to win the pot.
