While we were observing a hand at Table 447, we heard another dealer shout from across the room, "Seat open on Table 445." We looked over just in time to see Todd Brunson exiting the tournament area. We weren't able to catch the hand, but Brunson took to Twitter to explain what happened:
ToddBrunson Todd BrunsonI'm out 33rd. Had buried queens vs A37 all hearts. 5 bets and in. He made aces full no problemJune 04 2012
victorramdin victor ramdinWsop2012 5k stud high we are down to 33 players Playing 2500/5000 Ave 65k I have 130k #bracelethunting2012 Let's goo!June 04 2012
Lee Goldman fired out a bet on the turn and received calls from Todd Brunson and Nacho Barbero. The same action took place on fifth street, while Barbero folded to Goldman's bet on sixth. Seventh saw Goldman bet for a fourth time, but this go around Brunson opted to give it up.
The WSOP's most beloved son, Jon Aguiar just showed up on the rail.
He spent a few minutes chatting over here, scoping out the tournament area and making snide small-talk. It eventually ended over on the far end of the tables as he stopped to chat with Shaun Deeb.
"Hey, Shaun," Aguiar began. "I have more chips than you."
"Yeah, but you're in a different event, right?" Deeb asked.
"Yeah, the noon," Aguiar answered. "We started with 4,500 chips..."
Deeb cracked a smile. "You wanna cross book?"
"Nope," Aguiar answered flatly. "I just want to needle you."
Shaun Deeb is on the comeback trail. We just watched him complete with the , and Freddie Ellis followed him into the pot with the .
Deeb: (x-x) / / (x)
Ellis: (x-x) /
Deeb bet it the whole way, and his bet on seventh street put him all in for his last 4,300. When Ellis called, he showed / , and it seems likely that he made a jack-high straight by fifth street. Ellis couldn't beat it, and that pot has moved Deeb all the way back up to 43,000 after being crippled just a few minutes ago.
It seems he did some doubling while we weren't looking, too.
After a player completed with the , Victor Ramdin two-bet with the . David Rosenau then woke up with a three-bet with the , the completer folded and Ramdin made the call. The latter proceeded to call bets on the next three streets, which included Rosenau's all-in bet of 4,800 on sixth.
Rosenau: {Kh / /
Ramdin: / /
Rosenau's kings were the best hand from the get go and never relinquished the lead.
David Singer completed the bet with the , and Shaun Deeb called along with the up.
Singer: (x-x) / / (x)
Deeb: (x-x) / / (x)
Deeb bet his lead on fourth, and then check-called Singer's all-in on fifth. We only saw the of Deeb as he mucked his third down card. Singer could beat a pair of nines. He rolled over / , and he's found a double.
Deeb, on the other hand, is now the one down in the danger zone. He's got just 6,600 left.
Jeffrey Yass completed with the , and David Singer called along with the up.
Yass: (x-x) / / (x)
Singer: (x-x) / / (x)
Both men checked on fourth street, and Yass put in bets on fifth and sixth. Seventh street went check-check again. Yass tabled his hand first, revealing / , and kings up were the best hand. He drags that pot to move up close to 60,000, while Singer drops down into the danger zone with less than three big bets.
Things looked bleak for Jon Turner upon returning from dinner as evidenced by his tweet:
PearlJammed Jon Turner54k at dinner in $5k Stud, but down to 27k after 1 hand back, (JJ)22xxx loses to 44... Ez game for him...June 04 2012
Luckily for Turner, things turned around a couple hands later when he doubled through Tim Finne. We're not sure of the action, but we do know Turner had laid out in front of him while Finne had (X).
We're barely back from the dinner break and we already have our first casualty. Mr. Philip Tom was eliminated over at Table 451, and given the fact that Raymond Dehkharghani is still stacking chips, we can only assume that he did the deed.
/ (x)
/ (x)
/ fold
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, and Freddie Ellis followed him into the pot with the 
.
/ (x)
, Victor Ramdin two-bet with the 
/ 
, and Shaun Deeb called along with the 
up.
/ (x)
of Deeb as he mucked his third down card. Singer could beat a pair of nines. He rolled over 
up.
/ (x)
/ (x)
/ 
44... Ez game for him...
laid out in front of him while Finne had 
