There are 1,008 players left and twelve minutes to go before the dinners embark on a ninety-minute dinner break. With an average stack size now in the region of 10,000 let's have a look at the goings on in the Silver Section.
Martin Finger has won over $1 million in live tournament earnings playing on the European Tours which includes a European Poker Tour (EPT) title. Now the youngster has turned twenty-one we expect big things from him once he acclimitises to the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Here is Finger doubling up.
There was a raise to 450 when Finger moved all-in for 3,625 on the button. The player in the hijack called and we had a showdown with Finger at risk of elimination.
| Finger |   |
| Hijack |   |
Board: 
So Martin Finger has doubled up, but the man with the largest chip stack in the Silver section is Andrew Dean with 45,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000 | |
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12,000 | |
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12,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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11,500
8,500
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8,500 |
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7,250 | |
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7,000 | |
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7,000 | |
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7,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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7,000 | |
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6,500 | |
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6,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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5,700 | |
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4,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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board was exposed.
and Shannon Shorr moved all in for his last 2,000 in chips. The short stacked Shorr received a call from a player in later position and cards were tabled.
and the river came the 
and with that Shorr was awarded a double up.
concluded the action. Isaia was forced to hand over 15,300 chips leaving him with just 800 chips.
for the flopped straight. We don't know what his opponent had, but we know it couldn't beat Weissman.
and both players checked. The 
