| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ivey | 539.70 |
| 2 | John Monnette | 524.25 |
| 3 | Andy Frankenberger | 384.66 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | 368.70 |
| 5 | Max Steinberg | 309.44 |
| 6 | Brian Hastings | 303.00 |
| 7 | David “Bakes” Baker | 302.00 |
| 8 | Ashkan Razavi | 274.06 |
| 9 | Aubin Cazals | 263.00 |
| 10 | Michael Gathy | 250.00 |
Noah Schwartz has just became the second player we noticed, after Jeff Madsen, who eclipsed the 100,000 chip mark. And it was in, probably, his best game.
As of today Schwartz has over 2.5 million dollars in live tournament earnings, this year already being the best of his career with $682,763. A cash today in this event would be Schwartz' his first non Hold'em or Omaha cash ever, and it's looking very good for him so far!
No Limit Hold'em
An unknown player raised to 1,500 from the hijack, after which Daniel Idema made the call from the small blind. Schwartz was in the big blind, and he put out a three-bet to 7,200. The initial raiser moved all in for right around 23,000 and Idema folded his hand. Schwartz's intentions were very clear as he snap-called.
| Noah Schwartz |   |
| Opponent |   |
The board ran out 
and Schwartz raked in this big pot. Idema claimed he had folded 
, but seeing a river card would've probably been impossible with these two hands clashing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000 | |
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115,000
82,000
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82,000 |
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100,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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100,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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95,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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90,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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70,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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55,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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54,500
19,500
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19,500 |
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50,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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43,000
-81,000
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-81,000 |
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38,000
500
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500 |
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35,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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32,000
-28,000
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-28,000 |
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13,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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12,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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10,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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9,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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No Limit Hold'em:
With around 14,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Andrew Finkernagel led out for 7,000 from the big blind and action was on Scott Seiver. The latter then thought for a few moments before sliding out a min-raise to 14,000.
"Alright, I'm going in," Finkernagel said and committed his last 20,000. Before he could get the chips all the way into the pot, Seiver snap-folded. Despite losing that hand, Seiver is still sitting with 50,000, which is what he had the last time we checked in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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50,000 | |
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Pot Limit Omaha
We just caught little details of a big hand between Steve Sung and Joseph Couden, and the latter got himself some serious profit.
The board read 
when Sung bet 16,500 from under the gun, and the action was on Couden, who was in the cutoff. He tanked for a bit before announcing he was all in. This meant a raise for 40,900 extra chips, and Sung wanted to make sure that was allowed. Couden was really sharp and said the pot was 43,500, and the dealer counted it down. Couden was spot on, and Sung went into the tank.
"You want me to call?" he asked after a while, but Couden didn't respond.
"What's the next game?" he asked Matt Hawrilenko a couple of seconds later, and he showed the next sign that said '2-7 Triple Draw'.
All of this seemed to matter to Sung who counted down his own stack twice before finally folding. Couden is up to 83,900 while Sung still has a very big stack worth 116,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,000
95,525
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95,525 |
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83,900
71,750
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71,750 |
Ben Tollerene had been working with a short stack for the past few levels, but it appears his luck has run out. We don't know the specifics, but we can confirm that he has been eliminated from the tournament just shy of the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Razz:
We didn't catch the hand, but we do know that the end-of-Day-1a chip leader, Dan Kelly, was just eliminated in the Razz round by Matthew Rasco. Kelly held 
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while Rasco made an eight-low with 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
We will be back in one hour with four more levels of Eight-Game play!
Level: 15
Blinds: /
Ante:
We regret to inform you that the following players have all been eliminated from the tournament. Both Stephen Chidwick and Brett Richey were pre-dinner casualties, while Andy Bloch and "Miami" John Cernuto met their demise upon returning from the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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