George Lind, Scott Clements and the great Doyle Brunson have taken their seats. Greg Raymer lost all his chips but had a story to finish before he left the tournament area.
Joseph Cheong is in profit despite just losing a pot.
He was in the small blind and we caught up with the hand when he drew one the second time and then check-called a 400 bet. His opponent had stood pat and did the same as Cheong drew one more. Both players checked the third round of betting and Cheong said, "King". His opponent opened and Cheong's cards hit the muck.
Justin Smith raised from mid position and the big blind called. The big blind drew two to Smith's one and check-called a bet. Smith stood pat from there and bet both times. The big blind drew one and check-called the second bet, before he drew one more and folded to the third bet.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called a small blind raise whilst sat in the big blind, and drew three to the small blind's two. The small blind bet 200 and ElkY called and then both drew two cards. ElkY called a 400 bet and drew one more as the small blind stood pat. ElkY Called the final 400 bet and mucked when shown .
Daniel Negreanu has busted. He walked past our desk and said, "I wasn't there today!"
Richard Ashby got the better of Michael Binger in a battle of the blinds.
Ashby limp-called a Binger raise before he drew two cards to Binger's one.
Binger bet 200 when checked to him and called when check-raised to 400. Ashby stood pat and and Binger drew two more. Ashby led for 200 and was called. He stood pat again as Binger drew one and both players checked.
Ashby opened . Binger stared at his holding but the cards didn't change, and he mucked.
The entrants number has broken through the 200-mark. We're still more than 100 short of last year's number though.
Scott Seiver failed to spin up his short stack and busted.
Ted Forrest raked in a pot after his 300 bet from the big blind was check-called by the small blind. Forrest opened and his opponent mucked.
David Williams three-bet an opponent and bet after every draw, drawing one card, one card, and stand patting. His opponent drew tow, one, and one. He didn't get to where he wanted to and folded to Williams' last bet. Williams flashed the .