We caught up with Eric Froehlich in a hand against Michael Aron. The flop fell 
, Froehlich checked and Aron bet 8,000. Froehich called and then both players checked the 
turn. The river came 
, Froehlich checked a third time and Aron checked behind him.
Froehlich tabled 
for a boat and Aron mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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180,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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Alex Hering opened with a raise to 3,200 and Lex Velduis moved all in from the button. The other two players at the table folded and Hering snap called, tabling 
which was dominating Veldhuis' 
The board ran out 
and Veldhuis' tournament life came to an end. Hering, on the other hand, is now sitting on 130,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Cards are back in the air following the break.
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Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
The first two levels are in the books and the field is going on break.
We found the player under the gun put out a raise preflop to 2,500. Brian Rast called from the button and the small blind called as well. Annette Obrestad peeked at her cards and then moved her entire stack to the middle for a raise to 29,600.
Just like that three hands shot quickly into the muck and Obrestad was able to take down the pot.
"Yeah! It worked!" exclaimed Obrestad as she stacked her newly attained chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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With the board reading 
we found Mickey Petersen pushing out a bet of 10,300. His opponent called rather quickly and we were off to fifth.
The 
came on the river and paired the board. Petersen waited a moment before shoving out 17,600 in chips. His opponent announced "Call" and Petersen showed 
. His opponent shook his head and shot his hand at the muck while Petersen dragged in the nice sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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PokerStars Team Pro Lex Veldhuis has had a rough morning so far. He's struggling to gain traction.
RaSZi Lex Veldhuis Frustrating day so far dropped to 44k because I've had to fold good hands on turns and rivers. 600-1200 almost over
June 15 2012
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44,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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