WIth field still near 1,000 it's becoming more and more common to find two pros at the same table. Well, the other players at Table 12 might have some complaints.
Seated a the table are Terrence Chan, Erik Cajelais, Ari Engel and JC Tran.
Adam Schwartz, co-host of the very popular TwoPlusTwo PokerCast sponsored by the PokerStars VIP club, limped in from the small blind, and Benjamin Alcober raised to 7,000 from the big. Schwartz called.
The flop fell 
, and Schwartz checked to Alcober, who continued for 6,300. Schwartz called.
The turn was the 
, and Schwartz checked again. Alcober tossed out 13,500, and Schwartz check-raised to 50,700. Alcober tank-folded, and Schwartz raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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175,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Action folded to a short-stacked Ali Eslami in the small blind and he just limped, prompting Stephen Cesaro to check his option from the big. The 
flop saw Eslami check over to Cesaro, who bet 4,000. Eslami thought for a moment before announcing a raise to 9,000, which inspired Cesaro to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Last year's third-place finisher and WSOP Player of the Year Ben Lamb just took a big hit to his stack. After raising to 6,500 from early position, a player on the button reraised to 32,500. It folded back to Lamb who reraised all in, and his opponent called for 94,600 total.
Lamb had 
, but needed help versus his opponent's 
. But the board came 
, and Lamb is now down to about a dozen big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,400
164,800
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164,800 |
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Mike "Timex" McDonald opened up the pot to 6,500 from middle position. The player in the hijack made the call, along with the big blind, and the dealer turned over a 
flop.
The big blind checked here and McDonald bet 11,100. The hijack quickly raised it to 22,200 and the big blind folded. McDonald made the call and both players checked the 
turn and the 
river. At showdown, McDonald said, "ace-high" and his opponent responded by tabling 
- enough to rake in the pot.
Despite losing this small pot, McDonald has had a fairly solid afternoon, seeing his chip stack increase from 225,000 at the start of the day, to around 300,000 right now. For those not familiar with McDonald, he has more than $4 million in live tournament winnings on his poker resume, with the bulk of that coming in his victory in the EPT Dortmund Main Event in 2008. However, McDonald has also had plenty of success at the World Series of Poker, making two final tables over his career, including finishing in sixth place in this year's Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
There was an open, a three-bet from Faraz Jaka to 17,500, and then Niels van Alphen cold four-bet to 45,000. The original raiser released, and Jaka moved all in for around 120,000. Van Alphen called.
| Jaka |  |
| Van Alphen |   |
The board ran out 
, and Jaka was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
433,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Over in the Blue section of the Amazon room, we found an early position player make it 7,500. Sean Rice, who is one of the biggest stacks in the room, was the only player to call.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The brought a fourth club to the board on the turn. Rice's opponent checked and Rice took a stab with 11,500. Rice's opponent quickly shot his hand away and Rice was able to add a little bit more to his already massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
After losing most of his stack in that jacks versus queens hand, just a few hands later Ben Lamb was open-raising all in for about 29,000 from middle position. It folded to Chris Moorman in the small blind who called the raise, the big blind folded, and the players turned over their hands.
Moorman: 
Lamb: 
There was a brief pause while the ESPN camera crew found their places, then the dealer burned a card and delivered the 
flop. Moorman had assumed the lead, while Lamb sat with a stoic look, focusing on the board.
The turn was the 
and Lamb was down to a couple of outs to save him. The river then brought the , and with about 920 players left, Lamb was standing and shaking the hands of his table mates, his 2012 WSOP Main Event run having ended.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
196,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
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Busted | |
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We found Terrence Chan in a hand against JC Tran. The board was 
, Chan bet 9,000 and Tran called. The river came 
, Chan bet 17,000 and JC Tran folded after some short thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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170,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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Jason Mercier was down to 120,000 when we broke for dinner, but he has added to that stack since we've returned. In the latest hand, we saw that he was heads up with John Leathart on a board that read 
. There was about 60,000 in the middle, and Mercier fired out 27,700 after Leathart checked. Leathart kicked his cards in, and Mericer took in the chips.
After that pot, Mercier is up to 155,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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