Shankar Pillai opened for 7,000 from early position and action folded around to the player on the button, who three-bet to 20,000. It was folded back to Pillai, who thought it over and then cut out a four-bet to 37,000. His opponent gave it up after some thought and Pillai scooped the pot.
Pillai is back up to 190,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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We saw that our new chip leader Rudy Blondeau had been moved, and when we found him, we saw that he was opposite another huge stack, [Removed:85]. Well it didn't take too long for these players to get involved in a huge hand.
We caught the action with about 23,000 in the middle, and a board reading 
. There were three players in the pot: the big blind, Blondeau, who was under the gun, and Monraton, who was in the cutoff. It was checked to Blondeau, who fired out 10,500. Monraton counted out a raise to 24,000, and toss it into the middle. Both the big blind and Blondeau came along, and the pot swelled up to over 100,000.
The turn changed nothing, bringing the 
, and it was checked to Monraton He kept his foot on the gas, firing out a big bet of 46,000. The big blind shook his head while folding, and after about 30 seconds of tanking, Blondeau released his hand too. After that pot, Monraton catapults to our chip lead, with 460,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
460,000
340,800
|
340,800 |
It was folded around to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind, who went all in for his last 30,000. His opponent in the big blind peeked at his cards and announced he was also all in for more, which meant Negreanu would be at risk.
"I have two kings," Negreanu said. He then quickly tabled 
and chuckled. His opponent flipped over 
.
The 
board was no help to Negreanu and he immediately left the room in order to play Event 57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed, which he already signed up for earlier in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Players have returned to their seats and cards are back in the air!
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
195,000
116,600
|
116,600 |
|
|
175,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
145,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
100,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
70,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
57,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
|
35,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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The remaining players are on their second break of the day. Cards will be in the air again in 20.
Rudy Blondeau came into today in the middle of the pack, starting the day with 41,900. However, he has been building his stack up all day, and now has a fortress of chips in front of him that dwarf any other stack in the room. By our estimates, he has over 300,000, which covers the field by over 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
288,100
|
288,100 |
We hardly noticed 2011 November Niner Sam Holden, who has been setting up shop in the far corner of the section furthest from us. We went over to his table, and noticed that he is building quite an impressive stack of over 200,000.
Holden finished 9th in the Main Event last year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
Action folded around to Daniel Negreanu, who completed from the small blind. His opponent in the big blind checked her option and it was heads up.
Both players checked the 
flop, however, Negreanu fired 4,200 into the middle when the fell on the turn. His opponent cut out a call and pushed it into the middle.
The 
completed the board and Negreanu checked, prompting a 7,000 bet from his opponent. Negreanu took one last peek at his cards and flung them into the muck.
Negreanu is down to 60,000 after that one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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