Players are back in their seats and ready to hit the felt once again.
2012 World Series of Poker
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Tournament staff is also coloring up and racing off the black t100 chips. See you back at 9:15 PM PST.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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335,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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250,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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230,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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225,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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210,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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200,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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180,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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150,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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130,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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120,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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110,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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80,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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73,000
9,200
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9,200 |
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70,000 | |
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65,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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25,000
40,000
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40,000 |
The player under the gun tossed out a raise to 6,000 and right next to him Adam Lippert pushed out a call. It folded all the way around to Paul Ratchford in the big blind who decided to tag along as well.
The flop was 

and Ratchford thought for a moment before checking. The original raiser also checked which left room for Lippert to bet out 8,500. Ratchford quickly mucked and Lippert's lone opponent followed suit, awarding Lippert the pot.
Lippert's stack is currently at roughly 230,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000
193,000
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193,000 |
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We caught up with the action in a heads-up pot on a completed board reading 



. A huge pot had already been brewed by the time we arrived.
The player in the big blind checked to Max Steinberg in early position, who announced a bet for 90,000. Steinberg's opponent tanked for about two minutes before committing calling chips. Steinberg tabled 
and his opponent rapped the table and mucked.
Steinberg, who recently won Event #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, is our current chip leader with 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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350,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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Action folded to the player in the cutoff who raised to 7,500 and [Removed:253] casually tossed out a call from the button. The blinds got out of the way and the flop came down 

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The original raiser checked to Jenner and Jenner decided to check behind. Fourth street brought the
and this time the cutoff decided to lead out, betting 7,000. Jenner dipped into his mountainous stack and pulled out 22,100 chips.
His opponent tanked for about a minute and a half before throwing away his hand, allowing Jenner to scoop up the chips. Jenner is now sitting at about 215,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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215,000
25,000
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25,000 |
We caught up with Matt Berkey going heads up with an opponent to the flop. The dealer showed the two a flop of 

and Berkey checked from the big blind. His opponent bet 7,500 from the button and Berkey shuffled chips for about thirty seconds before moving a large stack of yellow t1,000 chips into the middle for a raise.
His opponent announced all in and Berkey quickly called showing 
for two pair. His opponent meekly tabled 
and was looking for a three to fulfill his straight. The turn, however, was the
giving Berkey a full house and the winning hand. The river was in fact the
but it was no use against Berkey's full house.
Berkey is now among the chip leaders with 232,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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232,000
142,000
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142,000 |
It was folded around to the player in the button, who moved all in for his last 45,000. Immediately behind him in the small blind, Victoria Coren announced she was also all in for more. The player in the big folded and hands were revealed.
Coren: 

Opponent: 

Coren was ahead and the 



board kept her in the lead for the knockout.
Coren is up to 140,000 after that one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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