Erik Seidel opened to 10,000 on the button, and George Danzer defended his big blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Danzer | 1 |
| Seidel | 1 |
Danzer led out for 16,000, and Seidel shrugged then called. Danzer fanned 
, and Seidel mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
83,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
Michael Binger raised to 12,000 and was called by Rep Porter. Porter took one at the draw while Binger added two new cards to his hand.
Porter bet 15,000 and Binger snap called, tabling 
. Porter tossed away his hand and Binger dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
172,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
||
|
113,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
John Juanda opened to 9,500 from the cutoff and was called by Jim Bechtel from the small blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Bechtel | 1 |
| Juanda | 2 |
Jim Bechtel checked from the small blind and John Juanda checked right behind. Juanda flipped up 
and Bechtel got rid of his hand. Bechtel is now sitting under 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
184,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
48,000
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
||
The action folded to Jean-Robert Bellande, who raised to 12,000 on the button. Nick Schulman folded his small blind, and Michael Binger went into the tank from the big. After about a minute and a half, he folded, and Bellande took off one of his headphones.
"What are you doing?" he asked Binger. "I've never called the clock on anyone, and I was about to call it on you before the draw!"
"It was for a third of my stack," Binger replied.
The banter continued as the next hand began, and the action folded to Binger, who moved all in. Rep Porter called out of the big blind.
| Player | Draw |
|---|---|
| Binger | Pat |
| Porter | 1 |
Binger fanned 
, and Porter showed . We didn't catch his down card, but it didn't improve his hand, because he mucked.
"That's why I did that," Binger told Bellande.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
79,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Ashton Griffin raised to 10,000 from the button and Nick Schulman called out of the big blind. Schulman drew one card and Griffin opted to draw two.
Shulman checked after the draw and Griffin continued out for 21,000. Schulman dipped into his stack of pink t5,000 chips and came out with a raise to 75,000. It was at this point that Griffin went into the tank for a little over a minute.
Eventually, Griffin announced a call. Schulman tabled and Griffin flung his cards at the muck. With this pot Schulman is now over 400,000 and our overwhelming chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
||
|
63,000
78,500
|
78,500 |
Bob Bright opened to 11,000 from the cutoff, Erik Seidel three-bet to 30,000 on the button, and George Danzer cold four-bet shoved from the big blind. Bright and Seidel both released, and Danzer took the pot.
Over at an adjacent table, Andy Bloch opened to 10,500, David Grey three-bet to 30,000, and Larry Wright grabbed a tower of purple T5,000 chips, cold four-betting to 100,000. Bloch and Grey folded, and Wright took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
217,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
|
91,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
||
|
71,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
52,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
313,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
222,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
141,500
60,800
|
60,800 |
|
124,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
51,000
100
|
100 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
143,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
141,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
43,700
|
43,700 |
|
|
||
|
127,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
90,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
|
||
|
88,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
John Juanda opened to 9,500 from under the gun and Ali Eslami re-raised to 21,500. Juanda called and both players drew one card.
Juanda bet out 22,500 after the draw and Eslami raised all in for 2,500 more. Juanda called even though he picked up a pair after the draw. Juanda held which was behind Eslami's 
.
Eslami is now a bit over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
29,200
|
29,200 |
|
|
||
Jesse Martin was just eliminated from the tournament, and we're down to 22 players. Once we lose another, there will be a total redraw, and we'll be moving to the Blue Section of the Amazon Room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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